Kody Clemens
Kody Clemens is an American professional baseball second baseman for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League. Clemens was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 79th overall pick of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. Clemens is the son of former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens.Career
Clemens attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas. Playing for the school's baseball team, he batted.553 during his senior season. He was named first team all-district selection in 2013 and was a Perfect Game Honorable Mention for high school in 2013 and 2014. He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns
As a freshman in 2016, batted with a.242 batting average and five home runs. As a sophomore in 2017, Clemens underwent Tommy John surgery. However, Clemens did play as the team's designated hitter. Clemens had a breakout junior season batting.352 with 23 home runs. These stats even earned him Big 12 player of the week. On June 7, 2018, Clemens was named a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
The Detroit Tigers selected Clemens with the 79th overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He received a $600,000 signing bonus and made his professional debut with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League. He was promoted to the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in August. In 52 total games between the two clubs, Clemens slashed.288/.365/.450 with five home runs and 20 RBIs.
Clemens began 2019 with Lakeland before being promoted to the Erie SeaWolves at the end of the season. Over 128 games between both teams, he batted.231/.310/.397 with 12 home runs and 63 RBIs.
In July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Clemens signed on to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League, a makeshift four-team independent league, for the season.
