I'll play third base, outfield, wherever you want."ĭetroit needed depth because of Grossman's injury and Miguel Cabrera's bad back. ![]() "I was like, I really played a lot of third in college. (Hinch) a couple years back, he took me into his office and just said, 'Hey, do you play anywhere else?'" Clemens said. Drafted as a second baseman, he has played first, second, third and left this season. 283 at Toledo with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 45 games. Half a career as his is unbelievable."ĭetroit recalled the infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Toledo of the International League and put outfielder Robbie Grossman on the 10-day injured list because of a strained neck.Ĭlemens is expected to start in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Minnesota, when right-hander Cole Sands is slated to be on the mound for the Twins.Ī third-round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, Clemens was hitting. "Luckily, we always say that I'm glad I'm a hitter, not a pitcher, so I don't have to live up to what he did. "Obviously, I'm trying to create my own career path here, but to wear his number is awesome," Kody Clemens said. ![]() 22 with the New York Yankees and Houston. 21, which his father wore with Boston from 1984 to 1996 and with Toronto for the following two seasons before switching to No. He was like 'You're a big leaguer, kid.'"Ĭlemens was assigned No. "He's scrambling and trying to figure out when he's going to fly here," Kody Clemens said after Detroit's 7-5 win on Monday. Roger Clemens planned to be at Comerica Park on Tuesday, when his son could make his debut. Kody Clemens, 26-year-old son of Roger Clemens, gets call to join Detroit Tigers, and dad 'loved it'ĭETROIT - Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, was brought up by the Detroit Tigers on Monday for a possible major league debut. What does the government say Roger Clemens did?ĭAVID EPSTEIN, "Sports Illustrated": Well, the counts are obstruction of Congress, perjury, and making false statements, but they all amount, basically, to him not telling the truth before Congress in a hearing that was televised nationally, but also - actually, there are 15 false statements he's alleged to have made.Īnd the majority of those are actually in the depositions that he gave to committee members in Congress before that hearing that was televised.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Well, there are six counts in all, David. ![]() More now on the coming trial and the Clemens story from David Epstein, who's covering it for Sports Illustrated. The counts carry possible sentences of up to 30 years. ![]() Now Clemens is now fighting to stay out of jail. He played 13 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and won two World Series with the New York Yankees. It was a spectacular fall for the man known as 'The Rocket' for his sizzling fastball, who won a record seven Cy Young awards, as the American League's top pitcher. And, last year, the retired star was indicted on multiple counts. But a former trainer, Brian McNamee, claimed he repeatedly injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone.
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