Emmanuel Clase
Emmanuel Clase | |
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Cleveland Indians – No. 48 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Born: Río San Juan, Dominican Republic | March 18, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 4, 2019, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
Win–loss record | 2–3 |
Earned run average | 2.31 |
Strikeouts | 21 |
Teams | |
Emmanuel Clase (born March 18, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Texas Rangers.
Career
Clase signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on February 11, 2015 for a $125,000 signing bonus.[1] He played for the DSL Padres in 2015, going 2–1 with a 1.99 ERA in 54 innings. In 2016 he played for the AZL Padres, going 2–0 with a 4.01 ERA in 24+2⁄3 innings. In 2017 he played for the AZL Padres (2), going 2–4 with a 5.30 ERA in 35+2⁄3 innings, and in one game with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, allowing 5 runs in 3+1⁄3 innings.[1]
Texas Rangers
On May 7, 2018, the Padres traded Clase to the Texas Rangers as the player to be named later in an earlier trade for Brett Nicholas.[2] Clase was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, and finished the 2018 season after going 1–1 with a 0.64 ERA, 27 strikeouts, and 12 saves in 28+1⁄3 innings.[1] Clase was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League to open the 2019 season.[3] He appeared in 6 games for them, going 2–0 with a 0.00 ERA, 1 save, and 11 strikeouts in 7 innings.[1] On April 23, he was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, and went 1–2 with a 3.35 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 37+2⁄3 innings.[4][1]
On August 2, 2019, the Rangers selected Clase's contract and promoted him to the MLB.[5][6] He made his MLB debut on August 4, pitching 1+2⁄3 scoreless innings.[7] Clase produced a 2–3 record with a 2.31 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 23+1⁄3 innings in 2019.[8] His cutter was on average the fastest in MLB, at 99.2 miles per hour (159.6 km/h).[9]
Cleveland Indians
On December 15, 2019, the Rangers traded Clase and Delino DeShields Jr. to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Corey Kluber and cash considerations.[10]
Clase was suspended for 80 games on May 1, 2020 after testing positive for Boldenone, a banned PED.[11]
Pitching style
Clase features an upper 90s/low 100s mph cut fastball and a low 90s slider.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Emmanuel Clase Player Page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Wilson (May 24, 2018). "Emmanuel Clase Proving To Be A Savy Pickup". Baseball America. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Matt Present (March 27, 2019). "Wood Ducks Announce 2019 Roster". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Saad Yousuf (May 15, 2019). "'This kid's a big leaguer': Rangers debut is brewing as Emmanuel Clase dazzles in Frisco". The Athletic. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (August 2, 2019). "Rangers' Emmanuel Clase: Earns promotion to big leagues". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Saad Yousuf (August 2, 2019). "Two days after deadline, Rangers roster undergoes shakeup with influx of young talent". The Athletic. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ T.R. Sullivan (August 4, 2019). "4 Rangers defy odds on mound to seal sweep". MLB.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Ben Clemens (August 9, 2019). "Emmanuel Clase is Wondrous". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Statcast Pitch Arsenals Leaderboard". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ R.J. Anderson (December 15, 2019). "angers acquire Corey Kluber from Indians in latest hot stove shake-up". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (May 1, 2020). "Emmanuel Clase Receives PED Suspension". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ "Player Card: Emmanuel Clase". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Evan Grant (August 10, 2019). "Emmanuel Clase's cut fastball does not compute. Rangers' catchers can only describe the pitch as a 'thing'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Emmanuel Clase on Instagram
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Padres players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Republic sportspeople in doping cases
- Dominican Summer League Padres players
- Down East Wood Ducks players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses
- People from María Trinidad Sánchez Province
- Spokane Indians players
- Texas Rangers players
- Tri-City Dust Devils players