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Tyler Lee Clippard was born on February 14, 1985 in Lexington, Kentucky.
The New York Yankees drafted him in round nine of the 2003 MLB Draft. He debuted for them in 2007, making six starts and posting a 6.33 ERA that season. They traded him to the Washington Nationals in the off-season. Clippard was eventually moved to the bullpen, and appeared in over 800 games during a 16-year Major League career.
He pitched for the Yankees (2007 and 2016-17), Nationals (2008-14 and 2022), Oakland Athletics (2015), New York Mets (2015), Arizona Diamondbacks (2016 and 2021), Chicago White Sox (2017), Houston Astros (2017), Toronto Blue Jays (2018), Cleveland Indians (2019) and Minnesota Twins (2020). Clippard was an All-Star in 2011 and 2014. He reached the World Series as a member of the Mets in 2015. Clippard received a World Series ring with the Astros in 2017, but was left off their playoff roster after posting a 6.43 ERA in 16 post-deadline appearances.
The Minnesota Twins signed him to a one year contract for the 2020 campaign. That season was ultimately shortened to 60 games as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clippard went 2-1 with eight holds in 26 appearances, recording a 2.77 ERA with a stellar 0.885 WHIP. His season also included two starts as the Twins "opener." One of his only blemishes of the year was giving away a seventh inning lead during the regular season finale. This wound up costing Minnesota the second seed in the American League postseason, which had been expanded to eight teams that fall. He made the team's playoff roster, but did not appear in any of their two games in the 2020 Wild Card Round against the Houston Astros.
Internationally, Clippard competed for Team USA in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He pitched 4.1 innings during the tournament, allowing only one run. The Americans wound up winning a gold medal.
Notable Events & Trivia
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2017 World Series champion
- Not on playoff roster
- 2017 World Baseball Classic champion
- 2x All-Star
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Get To Know 'Em: Future Twin "PTBNL"
There was no Twins game last Thursday, but there was still activity at 1 Twins Way as the team completed a trade with the Padres. Heading to San Diego was Taylor Rogers, Brent Rooker and a whole bunch of cash. Coming back to Minneapolis was Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagan and the always interesting “player to be named later.”
Four Free Agent Relievers the Twins Should Reunite With
There’s an old Chinese proverb that “a good horse will never return to eat grass it's walked past”. Whoever came up with this proverb clearly didn’t know about the cutthroat free-agent market. After a whirlwind weekend of trades, the Twins are still left with gaps to address in their bullpen. However, there are still many available arms left on the market, many of whom donned Twins uniforms in the past. Here are four free-agent relievers that the Twins should re-sign without having to give up the Trevor Story fund.
The 10 Best Twins Targets Among Remaining Free Agents
Among free agents that have yet to sign (and there are plenty), these 10 are the best fits for the Minnesota Twins. In one man's opinion.
Twins Daily 2020 Awards: Best Pitcher
This week at Twins Daily, we will be handing out our 2020 Twins Awards. So far we have named the team’s Best Rookie and Most Improved players. Today, we discuss the team’s top pitchers.
Upon completion of the season, our panel of 23 Twins Daily writers voted on the four annual Twins Daily Awards. Asked to rank their top four pitchers, ten Twins pitchers received votes. It won’t surprise anyone to learn that this year’s choice for Twins Daily Pitcher of the Year was unanimous.
Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 496: Free Agent Frenzy
Aaron and John walk through each of the Twins' impending free agents and discuss whether or not a path exists in which they return to the team. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.
Questioning the Twins Bullpen Usage
The Twins are nearly a third of the way through their 60-game sprint to the playoffs. Barring a massive implosion, Minnesota should finish in the top-8 teams and this puts them into a three-game toss-up series where a lot of things could happen. In a shortened season, there are going to be plenty of things to question and one of the biggest question marks so far has been the team’s bullpen usage.
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