Emmanuel Clase is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians from the Dominican Republic. In 2019, he made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers.
Clase signed a $125,000 international free agency contract with the San Diego Padres on February 11, 2015. In 2015, he was 2–1 with a 1.99 ERA in 54 innings for the DSL Padres.
Clase’s ascension through the Rangers’ system was spectacular in 2019. He began the season at Advanced Class A with the Carolina League’s Down East Wood Ducks, where he went 7 innings without allowing a run in six games.
He pitched in the Texas League with the Frisco RoughRiders before the end of April, going 1-2 with a 3.35 ERA in 33 games, 11 saves, and 39 hitters struck out in 37 2/3 innings.
He made his major league debut on August 4th with the Rangers, going 2-3 with a 2.31 ERA and a save in 21 games, striking out 21 batters and walking only 6 in 23 1/3 innings.
He was acquired by the Cleveland Indians in a deal for two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber on December 15, 2019. (the other player involved was outfielder Delino DeShields Jr.).
He was given an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a PED on May 1, 2020, before he could make his debut due to the coronavirus pandemic shutdown. Boldenone, an anabolic steroid, was the substance in dispute.
Who Is Emmanuel Clase Girlfriend?
Emmanuel Clase does not appear to have a girlfriend and does not appear to be in a relationship right now.