Corey Scott Kluber is a right-handed American pitcher for the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

 in Major League Baseball

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Baseball career

Kluber attended Stetson University

Stetson University

Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. The primary undergraduate campus is located in DeLand, Florida, USA. In the 2012 U.S...

. He was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association

American Baseball Coaches Association

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 All-Atlantic Region Second Team in 2007.

Kluber was drafted by the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...

 in the fourth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.

On August 25, 2008, he was named the Midwest League

Midwest League

The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...

 Pitcher of the Week. On June 1, 2009, he was named the California League

California League

The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...

 Pitcher of the Week. On July 26, 2010, Kluber was named the Texas League

Texas League

The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...

 Pitcher of the Week. The Padres traded him to the Indians in late July 2010 in the three team trade between the Padres, Indians, and St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 that sent Jake Westbrook

Jake Westbrook

Jacob Cauthen "Jake" Westbrook is an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher currently with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is known as a sinker ball pitcher and has also hit a grand slam home run....

 to the Cardinals and Ryan Ludwick

Ryan Ludwick

Ryan Andrew Ludwick is a Major League Baseball right fielder. His brother Eric played four seasons in Major League Baseball as a pitcher.-High school, college, and minor leagues:Ludwick attended Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada....

 to the Padres. After the 2010 season, he took part in the Indians' Winter Development Program. In 2011, he was placed on the Indians' 40-man roster.

Kluber was called up to the Indians on September 1, 2011.

He relies primarily on a fastball and a slider.

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