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Sam Clay
Samuel Thomas Hunter Clay (born June 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and New York Mets. The Minnesota Twins selected Clay in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals in 2021.
Clay attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. He enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
As a draft-eligible sophomore, the Minnesota Twins selected Clay in the fourth round, with the 110th overall pick, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins, recording a 5.59 ERA with 44 strikeouts across 19 games. Clay split the 2015 campaign between Elizabethton and the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, accumulating a combined 1-6 record and 3.61 ERA with 73 strikeouts over 72+1⁄3 innings.
Clay split the 2016 season between Single-A Cedar Rapids and the High-A Fort Myers Miracle, accumulating a 6-7 record and 4.60 ERA with 115 strikeouts across 115+1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2017, he made 43 relief appearances for Fort Myers and the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, registering a cumulative 9-0 record and 1.87 ERA with 67 strikeouts and nine saves across 67+1⁄3 innings of work. Clay returned to Chattanooga in 2018, logging a 2-6 record and 5.88 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched across 34 appearances.
In 2019, Clay played for the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. In 45 appearances split between the two affiliates, he compiled a 4-4 record and 3.25 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 10 saves across 69+1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2020, he was a non-roster invitee to Minnesota's 60-man player pool, working out at the alternate training site at CHS Field in St. Paul. The season was subsequently cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Twins never added Clay to their major league roster, and he became a minor league free agent after the 2020 season on November 2, 2020.
On November 18, 2020, the Washington Nationals announced they had signed Clay to a major league contract, adding him to a major league roster for the first time in his playing career. On April 6, 2021, Clay was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the next day, throwing a shutout inning against the Atlanta Braves. Clay made 58 appearances for Washington during his rookie campaign, compiling an 0-5 record and 5.60 ERA with 34 strikeouts over 45 innings of work.
Clay made six appearances for the Nationals in 2022, struggling to a 10.38 ERA with three strikeouts in 4+1⁄3 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by Washington on July 1, 2022.
On July 5, 2022, the Philadelphia Phillies claimed Clay off of waivers from the Nationals. He did not appear for the organization before was designated for assignment on July 8, following Kent Emanuel's activation from the injured list.
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Sam Clay
Samuel Thomas Hunter Clay (born June 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and New York Mets. The Minnesota Twins selected Clay in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals in 2021.
Clay attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. He enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
As a draft-eligible sophomore, the Minnesota Twins selected Clay in the fourth round, with the 110th overall pick, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins, recording a 5.59 ERA with 44 strikeouts across 19 games. Clay split the 2015 campaign between Elizabethton and the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, accumulating a combined 1-6 record and 3.61 ERA with 73 strikeouts over 72+1⁄3 innings.
Clay split the 2016 season between Single-A Cedar Rapids and the High-A Fort Myers Miracle, accumulating a 6-7 record and 4.60 ERA with 115 strikeouts across 115+1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2017, he made 43 relief appearances for Fort Myers and the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, registering a cumulative 9-0 record and 1.87 ERA with 67 strikeouts and nine saves across 67+1⁄3 innings of work. Clay returned to Chattanooga in 2018, logging a 2-6 record and 5.88 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched across 34 appearances.
In 2019, Clay played for the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. In 45 appearances split between the two affiliates, he compiled a 4-4 record and 3.25 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 10 saves across 69+1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2020, he was a non-roster invitee to Minnesota's 60-man player pool, working out at the alternate training site at CHS Field in St. Paul. The season was subsequently cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Twins never added Clay to their major league roster, and he became a minor league free agent after the 2020 season on November 2, 2020.
On November 18, 2020, the Washington Nationals announced they had signed Clay to a major league contract, adding him to a major league roster for the first time in his playing career. On April 6, 2021, Clay was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the next day, throwing a shutout inning against the Atlanta Braves. Clay made 58 appearances for Washington during his rookie campaign, compiling an 0-5 record and 5.60 ERA with 34 strikeouts over 45 innings of work.
Clay made six appearances for the Nationals in 2022, struggling to a 10.38 ERA with three strikeouts in 4+1⁄3 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by Washington on July 1, 2022.
On July 5, 2022, the Philadelphia Phillies claimed Clay off of waivers from the Nationals. He did not appear for the organization before was designated for assignment on July 8, following Kent Emanuel's activation from the injured list.