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Emmanuel Clase (Spanish pronunciation: [klaˈse] closs-AY;[1] born March 18, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Texas Rangers.

Career

San Diego Padres

Clase signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on February 11, 2015, for a $125,000 signing bonus.[2] 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 Low–A Northwest League, allowing 5 runs in 3+1⁄3 innings.[2]

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.[3] Clase was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Low–A 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.[2] Clase was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League to open the 2019 season.[4] He appeared in 6 games for them, going 2–0 with a 0.00 ERA, 1 save, and 11 strikeouts in 7 innings.[2] 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.[5][2]

On August 2, 2019, the Rangers selected Clase's contract and promoted him to MLB.[6][7] He made his MLB debut on August 4, pitching 1+2⁄3 scoreless innings.[8] Clase produced a 2–3 record with a 2.31 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 23+1⁄3 innings in 2019.[9] His cutter was on average the fastest in MLB, at 99.2 miles per hour (159.6 km/h).[10]

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On December 15, 2019, the Rangers traded Clase and Delino DeShields Jr. to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Corey Kluber and cash considerations.[11] Kluber pitched one inning for the Rangers before injuring himself and later departing when the 2020 season ended. Clase was suspended for 80 games on May 1, 2020, after testing positive for Boldenone, a banned PED.[12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortening of the 2020 Major League Baseball season to 60 games, Clase's suspension was lifted at the conclusion of the shortened 2020 season.[citation needed]

Clase returned to the Indians' bullpen for the 2021 season. After converting all six save opportunities in August and holding opposing batters to an .095 average, he was named AL Reliever of the Month.[13]

On April 2, 2022, Clase agreed to a five-year $20 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians.[14] In July 2022, Clase was named to his first career All-Star team. He pitched the ninth inning for the American League at Dodger Stadium and struck out the side to get the save and secure a 3–2 victory.[15] In 2022 he was 3–4 with a 1.36 ERA in 72.2 innings, and led MLB in saves. He compiled 42 in 46 opportunities.[16]

Clase was selected to his second All-Star team in 2023.[citation needed]

Pitching style

Clase features an upper 90s/low 100s mph cut fastball and a low 90s slider.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ 2022 MLB Player Name Presentation Preferences and Pronunciations Retrieved October 29, 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e "Emmanuel Clase Player Page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Jeff Wilson (May 24, 2018). "Emmanuel Clase Proving To Be A Savy Pickup". Baseball America. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Matt Present (March 27, 2019). "Wood Ducks Announce 2019 Roster". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ RotoWire Staff (August 2, 2019). "Rangers' Emmanuel Clase: Earns promotion to big leagues". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Saad Yousuf (August 2, 2019). "Two days after deadline, Rangers roster undergoes shakeup with influx of young talent". The Athletic. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  8. ^ T.R. Sullivan (August 4, 2019). "4 Rangers defy odds on mound to seal sweep". MLB.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Ben Clemens (August 9, 2019). "Emmanuel Clase is Wondrous". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Statcast Pitch Arsenals Leaderboard". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  11. ^ R.J. Anderson (December 15, 2019). "Rangers acquire Corey Kluber from Indians in latest hot stove shake-up". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Todd, Jeff (May 1, 2020). "Emmanuel Clase Receives PED Suspension". MLB Trade Rumors.
  13. ^ Adler, David (September 2, 2021). "Clase, Williams tabbed top August relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  14. ^ TC Zencka. "Guardians, Emmanuel Clase Agree To Extension". MLB trade rumors.
  15. ^ Noga, Joe (July 19, 2022). "Emmanuel Clase strikes out the side in the ninth to earn save in American League's 3-2 All-Star Game win". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 Cleveland Guardians Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  17. ^ "Player Card: Emmanuel Clase". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  18. ^ 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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Clase