Tyler Clippard
| Tyler Clippard | |
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| Washington Nationals – No. 36 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: February 14, 1985 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 20, 2007 for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 22-12 |
| Earned run average | 2.96 |
| Strikeouts | 309 |
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Tyler Lee Clippard (born February 14, 1985) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Yankees
Clippard was drafted in the 9th round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees out of J. W. Mitchell High School. He was playing for the Central Florida Renegades Connie Mack team in Florida when he was drafted.
From 2003-2006, in the minor leagues, he averaged 7.5 hits, 2 walks, and 10 strikeouts per 9 innings for Yankees' farm teams.[1] While playing for the Trenton Thunder in 2006, Clippard threw the franchise's first no-hitter.[2]
Clippard was called up from the Yankees minor league team the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on May 20, 2007, and made his debut that day. It was an interleague game against the New York Mets, and he pitched 6 innings, giving up 1 run off the bat of David Wright and 3 hits. He struck out his first major league batter, José Reyes, on three pitches. He recorded his first career hit in his second at-bat off Mets pitcher Scott Schoeneweis, a double to right center in the 6th inning.[3]
[edit] Washington Nationals
Clippard was traded on December 4, 2007, to the Washington Nationals for relief pitcher Jonathan Albaladejo.[4] He pitched his first game for the Nationals on June 9, 2008, after Odalis Pérez was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
In 2009, Tyler was optioned to Washington's Minor League Affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs (AAA). Despite starting 6 games with the Yankees in 2007 and 2 for the Nationals in 2008, he was converted to a relief pitcher for the 2009 campaign. He appeared in 20 games and posted an outstanding 0.92 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 39 innings, finishing with a 4-1 record before being called up to Washington on June 21, 2009. As of the end of the 2009 season, he has posted a strong 2.69 ERA through 60⅓ innings, with 67 strikeouts.
In 2010, Clippard has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen, primarily in the eighth inning.
In 2011, Clippard was selected to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game as a pitcher and was declared the game's winning pitcher. He was the first pitcher to win a postseason or all-star game without recording an out.
[edit] References
- ^ Tyler Clippard at the BaseballCube.com
- ^ Clippard Named E.L. Pitcher of the Week
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (2007-05-21). "Clippard neutralizes Mets in debut". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070520&content_id=1976925&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (December 4, 2007). "Clippard dealt to Nats for Albaladejo". MLB.com. http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071204&content_id=2317008&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
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- Scouting Report
- Central Florida Renegades
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- New York Yankees players
- Washington Nationals players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Kentucky
- People from Lexington, Kentucky
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
