Emmanuel Clase and Cleveland Guardians agree to contract extension

The Cleveland Guardians and the Dominican Emmanuel Class reached an agreement to extend their contract for five seasons and 20 million dollars. Waiting for the physical exam to be official.

Emmanuel Class he was scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the 2026 season, with this contract he avoids salary arbitration processes and the first years of minimum wages.

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Class native of San Juan, RD, 6’2 tall with 206 pounds at 24 years old, there is no doubt that he promises great things in the best baseball in the world and aims to be the closer of the Dominican Republic in the next Clásico World.

Clase didn’t get off to a good start in the Major Leagues, he was that guy with a good arm from the Texas Rangers who was traded to the Cleveland Guardians along with other players for veteran Corey Kluber. Shortly thereafter he was suspended for steroid use and missed the entire 2020 season, which was cut short.

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Numbers in 2021

However, the Cleveland Guardians gave him the opportunity from day one of the 2021 season to be the team’s closer and he did not disappoint anyone, he went 4-5 with a 1.29 ERA in 24 starts, 69.2 innings, 16 BBs, 74 strikeouts.

Emmanuel Clase was a lethal weapon, especially against lefties, who hit him for 179 AVG, while righties racked up an AVG. also under 209 during the 2021 season.

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