Clarke Schmidt

Professional baseball player, pitcher

Clarke Schmidt - Professional baseball player, pitcher
Born

February 20th, 1996
29 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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A professional baseball player, active as a pitcher. Played for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB). Made MLB debut in 2020 after being drafted in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft. Demonstrated skills through collegiate play at the University of South Carolina before transitioning to professional baseball.

Made MLB debut in 2020 with the New York Yankees

Drafted in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft

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