- #
- 32
- Name
- Sam Clay
- Nationality
United States- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 32
- Birthplace
- Knoxville, TN
- Birthdate
- 6/21/1993
- Draft
- 2014, 4th rd, Twins
- B/T
- L-L
- Ht
- 6-3
- Wt
- 238
- Current Team
- Rockers
- 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
