Clint Everts
| Clint Everts | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 10, 1984 Cypress, Texas, U.S. | |
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.
Career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Hillary Read (17 June 2003). "Teen hurler set to impress for Vermont (part 1)". The Burlington Free Press. pp. 5B. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hillary Read (17 June 2003). "Teen hurler set to impress for Vermont (part 2)". The Burlington Free Press. pp. 6B. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richard Justice (25 May 2022). "Cypress Falls' Dynamic Duo". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b Nathaniel Stoltz (19 December 2009). "Here's a Thought: For Once, I Agree With Omar Minaya". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Clint Everts Announced as Interim Director of Baseball/Head Varsity Coach for 2017/18". St. John’s School. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Richard Justice (2 June 2020). "They were 2 of the best HS arms in '02 ... and now?". MLB.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Todd Jacobson (12 May 2006). "Everts waiting on his chance". The Free Lance-Star. p. C10. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Google News.
- ^ Botte, Peter (April 11, 2010). "Jose Reyes puts New York Mets first during melee with Nationals". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Familiar faces". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 13 July 2010. p. 7B. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
He was traded to the Blue Jays on June 26 in a deal that brought Triple-A outfielder Jorge Padilla to the Mets' organization
- ^ David Fanucchi (19 July 2013). "Catching up with Cy Falls alum and Skeeters pitcher Clint Everts". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Jim Storer. "July 31, 2014: Clint Everts flirts with no-hit bid for Sugar Land Skeeters". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cypress, Texas
- Baseball pitchers
- Vermont Expos players
- Savannah Sand Gnats players
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Gulf Coast Nationals players
- Potomac Nationals players
- Hagerstown Suns players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Binghamton Mets players
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Sugar Land Skeeters players
- Baseball players from Harris County, Texas