Clarke Schmidt

Schmidt is the kind of pitcher whose story is all about perseverance, having been drafted in the first round even after needing Tommy John surgery in college, which says a lot about how much teams believed in his stuff. Watching him work his way from spot starter and long reliever into a genuine rotation piece for the Yankees has been rewarding for anyone who tracks player development. His cutter-heavy approach and willingness to attack hitters give him a scrappy edge. He is not a household name yet, but he is exactly the type of homegrown arm a contender quietly leans on more than the headlines suggest.

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Clarke Schmidt (born February 20, 1996, in Acworth, Georgia) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He attended Allatoona High School before playing college baseball at the University of South Carolina, where he was selected in the first round of the MLB draft. He has pitched for the New York Yankees in the major leagues.

Name (English)

Clarke Schmidt

Name (Japanese)

クラーク・シュミット

Reading

くらーく・しゅみっと

Born

February 20, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Acworth, Georgia, United States

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

High school

Allatoona High School

University

University of South Carolina

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%20Schmidt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29513525

Tags

• From Georgia
• Baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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