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Sam Clay

Sam Clay

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  • Joined the Rockers in July 2025
  • Spent the 2024 and ’25 seasons with a variety of clubs in Mexico including Tabasco, Yucatan, Aquascalientes and Puebla
  • Drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB Draft by Minnesota
  • Progressed through the Twins organization, reaching AAA Rochester in 2019 where he was 1-1 in 14 appearances with a 4.37 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 22.2 innings with just 10 walks
  • Earned mid-season all-star status with Cedar Rapids in 2016 and Fort Myers in 2017
  • Spent the 2020 season at the Twins alternate site and elected free agency following the season
  • Signed with the Nationals and made his MLB debut in 2021, appearing in 58 games out of the bullpen with an 0-5 record, 5.60 ERA and 34 strikeouts across 45 innings
  • Appeared in six games in 2022 with the Nationals before being designated for assignment
  • Was claimed by the Phillies and then the Mets off waivers, made one appearance for the MLB Mets in 2022 with two strikeouts in his one inning of work
  • Spent 2023 Spring Training with the Diamondbacks before signing with Detroit as a free agent
  • Posted a 6-3 record out of the Toledo bullpen in 2023 with a 5.68 ERA in 42 appearances, fanning 53 in 52.1 innings
  • Played for coach Danny Hall at Georgia Tech in 2013 and ’14, going 6-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 80.2 innings.
  • Was 7-2 with a 2.03 in 2011 at Buford High as the Wolves won the Georgia Class AA state championship
  • Posted a 6-3 record with a 1.29 ERA and led the area with 102 strikeouts in 65 innings
  • Also played quarterback at Buford High
  • Drafted following his second season at Georgia Tech having gone 4-1 with a 1.26 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 57 innings while holding opponents to a .197 batting average
  • Recorded the final out in Georgia Tech’s win over Maryland in the 2014 ACC Championship game
  • Was a teammate with the Rochester Red Wings in 2019 with Alejandro De Aza and Zander Wiel

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