Clarke Schmidt

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23+13innings pitched between the two teams. [11]

Schmidt began 2019 with the Tampa Tarpons of the High-A Florida State League. [12] In August, the Yankees promoted him to the Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League. [13]

The Yankees promoted Schmidt to the major leagues on September 4, 2020. [14] He made his major league debut that day as a relief pitcher. [15]

In the beginning of spring training for the 2021 season, Schmidt was shut down due to a common extensor strain in his right elbow and no ligament damage was shown in an MRI. [16] On March 27, 2021, Schmidt was placed on the 60-day injured list. [17] On August 12, Schmidt was activated off of the injured list and optioned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. [18]

Schmidt made the Yankees Opening Day roster for the 2022 season. He earned his first major league win on April 19. [19] On July 24, Schmidt recorded his first career save after tossing three scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles. [20]

Personal life

His brother, Clate Schmidt, played college baseball at Clemson from 2013 to 2016. [21] [22] Clate was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2015, [23] [24] but recovered, and became a professional player, last playing for the Single-A Dayton Dragons of the Cincinnati Reds organization in 2019. [25]

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Clarke Schmidt
Clarke Schmidt - Scranton Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders (cropped).jpg
Schmidt with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2022
New York Yankees – No. 36
Pitcher
Born: (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 27)
Acworth, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2020, for the New York Yankees