Lisandro Corba

Lisandro Corba

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

• Born September 2, 1975 in Rosario, Santa Fe Argentina

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Biographical Information

Lisandro Corba was one of the first Argentinians to play pro baseball in the US.

Corba was named the top baseball player in Argentina in 1995. He also pitched for the Argentinian national team when they hosted the 1995 Pan American Games. He and teammate Gustavo Carubelli were signed by the Atlanta Braves after the Games; they are listed by several sources as the first Argentinians to sign with a MLB club. Baseball.it lists Corba as being the first.

The right-hander was 0-2 in 6 games (3 starts) for the 1995 GCL Braves. He struck out 18 and walked only one in 17 innings, giving up 9 hits and 5 runs (2 earned), though he did commit four balks. He then gave up 3 hits, 5 walks and one run in 5 innings for the 1996 Macon Braves. Despite a 1.23 ERA and 12 H in 22 IP, his minor league career was over.

Corba then pitched in the Italian Serie B and Serie A2. He had a 8-2, 3.05 record and hit .337 for Cus Brescia in Serie B in 2005 then was 13-4 with a 2.06 ERA in 2006. He was 3rd with 147 strikeouts, 7th in ERA and led with 15 complete games. He had a 3.37 ERA and 86 K in 123 IP for Cus Brescia in 2007. In 2008, he had a 5-2, 2.10 record with 77 whiffs in 73 IP for Milano in Serie A2. During 2009, he was 2-2 with a save and a 2.38 ERA for Milano.

Returning to Brescia in Serie B, he mostly played the field in 2010, hitting .351/.444/.554 with 3 homers, tying for second in the league. In 2011, he was 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA for Brescia, followed by 1-1, 1.75 in 2012. By 2014, he was pitching coach and not being used much on the mound, but was still effective: 3-0, 3 Sv, 5 UER, 0 ER, 16 H, 10 BB, 43 K in 33 IP. He won the ERA crown and tied for third in saves. He won both of his games in the finals without allowing a run to give Brescia the Serie B title.