- Koby Clemens
Koby Aaron Clemens (born
December 4 ,1986 ) is the eldest son of major leaguepitcher Roger Clemens , and a right-handedcatcher in the minor leagues.Early life
Born on
December 4 ,1986 inHouston, Texas , he was a two-sport star at Memorial High School, splitting time betweenfootball andbaseball , before he suffered a back injury ending his brief football career.He hit .413 as a junior, with 4 home runs and 23 RBIs in 2004. [ [http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/ba_pages/2004_05/005/111504_40.html www.TexasSports.com ] ] In his senior year he earned all-state honors with .519 batting average, 5th-best in the Houston area, and was 2nd in the Houston area in both home runs and RBIs. Though not his forte, he also had success on the pitcher's mound, with a 7-1 record and a 1.75 ERA [.http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:lwSny8DjDKkJ:www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2005/06/16/Sports/From-Longhorn.To.Astro.The.Rise.Of.The.Rocket-957588.shtml+%22koby+clemens%22+austin+memorial&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&lr=lang_en]
College
He signed with the
University of Texas at Austin to playthird base onNovember 17 ,2004 .He was drafted by The Houston Astros and signed with them and opted out of University Of TexasMinor leagues
The
Houston Astros picked Clemens in the 8th round of the amateur draft, 254th overall, also as a third baseman. He signed, for a $380,000 bonus. [ [http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:S9cb8uhOxOgJ:www.cantstopthebleeding.com/%3Fm%3D200507+%22koby+clemens%22+austin+memorial&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10&lr=lang_en 403 Forbidden ] ] In 2005 he played his firstminor league baseball season, hitting .297 with 4 homers and 17 RBIs in 33 games for the Rookie LeagueGreeneville Astros , and .281 with 6 RBIs in 9 games with the Class A-Tri-City Valley Cats , for whom he was the youngest player. Overall, he committed 15 errors in 32 games at third.In 2006, playing A ball as the youngest player on the
Lexington Legends in theSouth Atlantic League , he dipped to .229 with 5 home runs and 39 RBIs in 91 games.Through 2006, in the minors he has batted .249 with 9 home runs, 63 RBIs, 7 stolen bases (while being caught once), and a .385 slugging percentage in 449 at bats.
In the 2006 Hawaiian Winter League, playing for
North Shore Honu , in 32 games Clemens batted .196 with 1 home run and 9 RBIs. [ [http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061201&content_id=1748918&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou The Official Site of The Houston Astros: News: Houston Astros News ] ]He has been converted to
catcher and currently plays for theSalem Avalanche in the high Class ACarolina League .Miscellaneous
* He has expressed no intent or desire to pitch like his father, who himself feels that his son should make it on his own merits, not just ride on the family name.Fact|date=March 2008
* Koby Clemens has appeared just once as a pitcher in professional baseball, as the starting pitcher for the
Lexington Legends during a 2006 game. [ [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Koby-Clemens.shtml Koby Clemens Statistics - The Baseball Cube ] ]* Koby Clemens hit a home run off of his father
Roger Clemens in a simulated game, where Roger was pitching to minor leaguers. In his next at bat, Roger threw a brushback pitch at Koby for the home run. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2346877 ESPN - Koby Clemens takes Dad deep, then gets buzzed - MLB ] ]* On
June 25 ,2006 , Koby was in the news again in a game against theAsheville Tourists . He was declared safe in a controversial play on second, leading Tourists managerJoe Mikulik to go on a rampage.Fact|date=March 2008On September 1, 2008, Clemens was arrested alongside two teammates after an incident at a restaurant in Salem, Virginia. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
References
External links
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/koby-clemens.shtml The Baseball Cube] - Career Statistics
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