Kody Clemens makes MLB debut with dad, Roger, in attendance
Roger Clemens has had some large baseball moments within the metropolis of Detroit.
Not a lot of them had him as fired up because the second recreation of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.
Clemens flew into city from Texas to see his son Kody make his main league debut for the Tigers. He was referred to as up by Detroit on Monday.
A 3rd-round choose within the 2018 newbie draft, Kody 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 in left subject this season.
“I’m simply actually pleased for him – he’s labored actually laborious to get right here and it has lastly occurred for him,” the 59-year-old Clemens stated. “We received everybody into scramble mode yesterday to rise up right here.”
Clemens went 11-8 in 26 profession begins in opposition to the Tigers in Detroit, however has a number of particular reminiscences.
“This is sort of a second dwelling to me, as a result of I had an aunt who lived right here, and I at all times stayed in her basement once we had been right here as a substitute of the workforce resort,” he stated. “And I went for my three hundredth (win) right here, and naturally, down the street (at Tiger Stadium), I had my 20-strikeout recreation.”
Kody Clemens goes to put on No. 21, one of many numbers his father wore. He additionally wore No. 22 with the Yankees and the Astros.
Roger Clemens pitched 18 minor-league video games earlier than sticking within the large leagues. Kody has performed 325.
“We’ve had very completely different experiences, however we mentioned the identical factor we at all times discuss – if you’ll be within the main leagues, you may as nicely win,” Clemens stated. “Discover a method to do it.”
Roger Clemens knew how to try this. The seven-time Cy Younger Award winner posted a 354-184 file with the the Purple Sox, Blue Jays, Astros and Yankees. The 11-time All Star was a member of two World Sequence champions. An influence pitcher, he struck out 4,672.
Kody Clemens doesn’t have fear about any comparisons to his father’s hitting. The older Clemens insists he was a very good bunter, however his son doesn’t hesitate to inform him he is aware of nothing about hitting, and politely tells him to be quiet.
“What’s cool is when he received the information, he received texts from a number of of my major-league teammates, so I used to be in a position to step again as a dad and allow them to impart some knowledge,” Roger Clemens stated. “Derek Jeter is giving him recommendation and Jeff Bagwell is giving him recommendation.”
Reporting by the Related Press.
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