{"id":31226,"date":"2022-05-31T23:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/roger-clemens-thrilled-as-son-kody-clemens-prepares-for-his-mlb-debut-with-detroit-tigers\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T23:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:13:25","slug":"roger-clemens-thrilled-as-son-kody-clemens-prepares-for-his-mlb-debut-with-detroit-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/roger-clemens-thrilled-as-son-kody-clemens-prepares-for-his-mlb-debut-with-detroit-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Clemens &#8216;thrilled&#8217; as son, Kody Clemens, prepares for his MLB debut with Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>DETROIT &#8211; Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit.  Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday&#8217;s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n<p>Clemens flew into town from Texas to see his son, Kody, make his major league debut for the Tigers.  He was called up by Detroit on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A third-round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, Kody Clemens was hitting .283 at Toledo with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 45 games.  Drafted as a second baseman, he has played first, second, third and in left field this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just really happy for him &#8211; he&#8217;s worked really hard to get here and it has finally happened for him,&#8221; the 59-year-old Clemens said.  &#8220;We got everyone into scramble mode yesterday to get up here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clemens went 11-8 in 26 career starts against the Tigers in Detroit, but has a few special memories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is like a second home to me, because I had an aunt who lived here, and I always stayed in her basement when we were here instead of the team hotel,&#8221; he said.  &#8220;And I went for my 300th (win) here, and of course, down the road (at Tiger Stadium), I had my 20-strikeout game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kody Clemens is going to wear No. 21, one of the numbers his father wore.  He also wore No. 22 with the Yankees and the Astros.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Clemens pitched 18 minor-league games before sticking in the big leagues.  Kody has played 325.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had very different experiences, but we discussed the same thing we always talk about &#8211; if you are going to be in the major leagues, you might as well win,&#8221; Clemens said.  &#8220;Find a way to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roger Clemens knew how to do that.  The seven-time Cy Young Award winner posted a 354-184 record with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros and Yankees.  The 11-time All Star was a member of two World Series champions.  A power pitcher, he struck out 4,672.<\/p>\n<p>Kody Clemens doesn&#8217;t have to worry about any comparisons to his father&#8217;s hitting.  The older Clemens insists he was a really good bunter, but his son di lui doesn&#8217;t hesitate to tell him he knows nothing about hitting and politely tells him to be quiet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s cool is when he got the news, he got texts from several of my major-league teammates, so I was able to step back as a dad and let them impart some wisdom,&#8221; Roger Clemens said.  &#8220;Derek Jeter is giving him advice and Jeff Bagwell is giving him advice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT &#8211; Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday&#8217;s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. 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