Clint Everts | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cypress, Texas, U.S. | August 10, 1984|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played Minor League Baseball from 2003 [1] [2] to 2013 and last pitched for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters in 2014.
Everts attended Cypress Falls High School, where he pitched alongside Scott Kazmir. [3] He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. [4] He was rated as a top-100 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2003 and 2004 seasons. [5] During his third season, he underwent Tommy John surgery. [6]
Everts pitched in the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals farm system [7] until he signed with a major league contract with the New York Mets prior to the 2010 season. [4] He was sent to AA prior to the start of the season, and was designated for assignment on April 11. [8]
On June 216, 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a previous trade which sent Jorge Padilla to New York Mets' AAA affiliate, Buffalo Bisons. [9]
In 2013, he played in the Australian Baseball League, pitching for the Canberra Cavalry. He last played for the Sugar Land Skeeters from 2013 to 2014. [10] [11]
In May 2017 he was named the Interim Director of Baseball/Head Varsity Coach for the 2017/18 school year for St. John's School in Houston, Texas, in his third year on the school's coaching staff. [5]
He was traded to the Blue Jays on June 26 in a deal that brought Triple-A outfielder Jorge Padilla to the Mets' organization
Clint Everts | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cypress, Texas, U.S. | August 10, 1984|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played Minor League Baseball from 2003 [1] [2] to 2013 and last pitched for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters in 2014.
Everts attended Cypress Falls High School, where he pitched alongside Scott Kazmir. [3] He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. [4] He was rated as a top-100 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2003 and 2004 seasons. [5] During his third season, he underwent Tommy John surgery. [6]
Everts pitched in the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals farm system [7] until he signed with a major league contract with the New York Mets prior to the 2010 season. [4] He was sent to AA prior to the start of the season, and was designated for assignment on April 11. [8]
On June 216, 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a previous trade which sent Jorge Padilla to New York Mets' AAA affiliate, Buffalo Bisons. [9]
In 2013, he played in the Australian Baseball League, pitching for the Canberra Cavalry. He last played for the Sugar Land Skeeters from 2013 to 2014. [10] [11]
In May 2017 he was named the Interim Director of Baseball/Head Varsity Coach for the 2017/18 school year for St. John's School in Houston, Texas, in his third year on the school's coaching staff. [5]
He was traded to the Blue Jays on June 26 in a deal that brought Triple-A outfielder Jorge Padilla to the Mets' organization