Anthony Claggett
| Anthony Claggett | |||
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| New Jersey Jackals – No. 34 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 15, 1984 Hemet, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 18, 2009, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 2009, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 27.00 | ||
| Strikeouts | 3 | ||
| Teams | |||
Anthony Paul Claggett (born July 15, 1984, in Hemet, California) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. He is currently the pitching coach for the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, and will be a volunteer Assistant Coach for San Jose State University beginning in 2017.
Amateur career
Claggett attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played college baseball for the Highlanders from 2003–2005.[1]
Professional career
Detroit Tigers
Claggett was originally selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. The New York Yankees acquired him from Detroit, along with right-handed pitchers Humberto Sánchez and Kevin Whelan, in exchange for outfielder Gary Sheffield on November 10, 2006.[2]
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees acquired him from Detroit, along with right-handed pitchers Humberto Sánchez and Kevin Whelan, in exchange for outfielder Gary Sheffield on November 10, 2006.[2] He spent the majority of the 2008 season with Double-A Trenton, going 4-2 with nine saves and a 2.15 ERA in 29 relief appearances for the Eastern League champions. He began the year on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain, then made one appearance at Single-A Tampa (3.0 IP, 1 ER) before being transferred to Trenton. All but five of his outings in 2008 were more than 1.0 inning. Claggett was added to the Yankees' 40-man roster following the 2008 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[3] Claggett began the 2009 season with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He was called up to the majors on April 18, 2009, making his major league debut that day where he gave up eight runs in 1 2⁄3 innings and finished with an ERA of 43.20. He was then sent back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Claggett was called up on August 5, 2009, replacing Cody Ransom.[4][5] He was optioned back to Triple-A on August 7 to make room for infielder Ramiro Peña. On September 14, he was designated for assignment.[6] On September 24, he was claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On September 24, 2009, Claggett was claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. On January 21, 2010, Claggett was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates to make room on the roster for Octavio Dotel. After the 2011 season Claggett was granted free agency.
Independent Leagues
Claggett signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League on March 28, 2012.[7] On June 5, 2012, he was released.[8] In June 2012, he signed with the St. Paul Saints.[9]
References
- ↑ "University of California, Riverside Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Tigers deal three pitchers to Yankees for Sheffield". ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/05/claggett-on-the-way/
- ↑ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/05/game-107-yankees-at-blue-jays/
- ↑ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/14/yankees-add-guzman-kennedy-to-scranton/
- ↑ "Patriots Sign Three Pitchers". March 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Somerset Patriots Transactions June 2012".
- ↑ "School-record runs fail to get Gophers to final". June 7, 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)