DETROIT — Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of seven-time Cy Younger Award winner Roger Clemens, was introduced up by the Detroit Tigers on Monday for a attainable main league debut.
Roger Clemens deliberate to be at Comerica Park on Tuesday, when his son might make his debut.
“He’s scrambling and making an attempt to determine when he’s going to fly right here,” Kody Clemens stated after Detroit’s 7-5 win on Monday. “He cherished it. He was like `You’re an enormous leaguer, child.’”
Clemens was assigned No. 21, which his father wore with Boston from 1984 to 1996 and with Toronto for the next two seasons earlier than switching to No. 22 with the New York Yankees and Houston.
“Clearly, I’m making an attempt to create my very own profession path right here, however to put on his quantity is superior,” Kody Clemens stated. “Fortunately, we at all times say that I’m glad I’m a hitter, not a pitcher, so I don’t must reside as much as what he did. Half a profession as his is unbelievable.”
Detroit recalled the infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Toledo of the Worldwide League and put outfielder Robbie Grossman on the 10-day injured checklist due to a strained neck.
Clemens is anticipated to start out within the second sport of Tuesday’s doubleheader in opposition to Minnesota, when right-hander Cole Sands is slated to be on the mound for the Twins.
A 3rd spherical choose within the 2018 beginner draft, Clemens was hitting .283 at Toledo with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 45 video games. Drafted as a second baseman, he has performed first, second, third and left this season.
“As quickly as we acquired A.J. (Hinch) a pair years again, he took me into his workplace and simply stated, `Hey, do you play wherever else?’” Clemens stated. “I used to be like, I actually performed a variety of third in faculty. I’ll play third base, outfield, wherever you need.”
Detroit wanted depth due to Grossman’s harm and Miguel Cabrera’s dangerous again.
Roger Clemens was an 11-time All-Star who received 354 video games in a serious league profession from 1984-2007 and struck out 4,672, third behind Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson.
Among the many gamers implicated within the 2007 Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens denied utilizing performance-enhancing medication. In 2012, he was acquitted of fees he lied to Congress when he denied allegations of PED use.
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