José Corniell
José Armando Corniell is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Corniell signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on July 2, 2019, for a $630,000 signing bonus. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 15, 2020, Corniell and a PTBNL were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Rafael Montero.Corniell made his professional debut in 2021 with the ACL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, going 1–3 with a 6.98 ERA and 44 strikeouts over innings. He spent the 2022 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A Carolina League, going 3–5 with a 5.45 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 66 innings. Corniell opened the 2023 season back with Down East, going 4–1 with a 2.70 ERA and 27 strikeouts over innings. He was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League on June 20. Over innings for Hickory, Corniell went 4–2 with a 3.09 ERA and 63 strikeouts. He was named the Texas Rangers 2023 Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year.
On November 14, 2023, Texas added Corniell to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Double–A Frisco RoughRiders to begin the 2024 season, but did not make an appearance for the affiliate due to injury. On June 19, 2024, it was announced that Corniell would be undergoing season–ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow. He returned to game action in 2025, splitting time between the ACL Rangers, the Frisco RoughRiders, and the Round Rock Express, going a combined 1–2 with a 1.89 ERA and 41 strikeouts over 38 innings.
On September 26, 2025, Texas promoted Corniell to the major leagues for the first time.