Emmanuel Clase (born March 18, 1998) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of the Dominican Republic. With the Texas Rangers, he made his MLB debut in 2019.
Clase signed as an international free agent with the San Diego Padres on February 11, 2015, for a $125,000 signing bonus.
He was 2–1 with a 1.99 ERA in 54 innings for the DSL Padres in 2015.
He was 2–0 with a 4.01 ERA in 24+23 innings for the AZL Padres in 2016.
In 2017, he pitched for the Arizona League Padres twice, finishing 2–4 with a 5.30 ERA in 35+23 innings, and once for the Class A Short Season Northwest League’s Tri-City Dust Devils, surrendering 5 runs in 3+13 innings.
What Team Is Emmanuel Clase On?
Cleveland Guardians
Clase and Delino DeShields Jr. were dealt to the Cleveland Indians on December 15, 2019, for Corey Kluber and monetary considerations.
On May 1, 2020, Clase was punished for 80 games after testing positive for Boldenone, a prohibited performance-enhancing drug.
Clase’s ban was overturned at the end of the truncated 2020 Major League Baseball season due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the reduction of the season to 60 games.
For the 2021 season, Clase returned to the Indians’ bullpen. He was selected AL Reliever of the Month after converting all six save opportunities in August and keeping opposing batters to a.095 average.
Clase signed a five-year, $20 million agreement with the Cleveland Guardians on April 2, 2022.