Emmanuel Clase

Given name:	Emmanuel Clase
Nicknames:	None
Primary Pos:	Pitcher
Hght/Wght:	6'2" / 206 lbs
Bats/Throws:	R / R
Born:	Mar 18, 1998 in Rio San Juan, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO
Age:	27
Debut:	Aug 4, 2019

Biography

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. 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.

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. 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. Clase was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League to open the 2019 season. He appeared in 6 games for them, going 2–0 with a 0.00 ERA, 1 save, and 11 strikeouts in 7 innings. 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.On August 2, 2019, the Rangers selected Clase's contract and promoted him to the MLB. He made his MLB debut on August 4, pitching 1 2⁄3 scoreless innings. Clase produced a 2–3 record with a 2.31 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 23 1⁄3 innings in 2019. His cutter was on average the fastest in MLB, at 99.2 miles per hour (159.6 km/h).

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.Clase was suspended for 80 games on May 1, 2020 after testing positive for Boldenone, a banned PED.

Pitching style

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

Pitching: Traditional

Clear Selected

Year	Age	Team	W	L	PCT	ERA	IP	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	G	GS	SV	BS	HD
2019	21	Rangers	2	3	.400	2.31	23.1	6	20	2	21	6	21	1	1	0	4	70
2021	23	Indians	4	5	.444	1.29	69.2	10	51	2	74	16	71	0	24	5	6	209
2022	24	Guardians	3	4	.429	1.36	72.2	11	43	3	77	10	77	0	42	4	0	218
2023	25	Guardians	3	9	.250	3.22	72.2	26	68	4	64	16	75	0	44	12	0	218
2024	26	Guardians	4	2	.667	0.61	74.1	5	39	2	66	10	74	0	47	3	0	223
Totals			16	23	.410	1.67	312.2	58	221	13	302	58	318	1	158	24	10	938
162 Game Average			3	5	.410	1.67	67	12	47	3	64	12	68	0	34	5	2	200

Pitching: Advanced

Year	Age	Team	FIP	WHIP	DOM	DIP	H9	HR9	K9	BB9	K/BB
2019	21	Rangers	3.39	1.11	0.81	19	7.7	0.8	8.1	2.3	3.50
2021	23	Indians	2.12	0.96	1.10	77	6.6	0.3	9.6	2.1	4.63
2022	24	Guardians	2.05	0.73	1.45	105	5.3	0.4	9.5	1.2	7.70
2023	25	Guardians	2.84	1.16	0.76	55	8.4	0.5	7.9	2.0	4.00
2024	26	Guardians	2.24	0.66	1.35	100	4.7	0.2	8.0	1.2	6.60