Emmanuel Clase

Honestly, Emmanuel Clase might be the most quietly dominant closer in baseball right now, and I feel like he still doesn't get enough credit outside of Cleveland. That cutter he throws is just unfair — it sits in the mid-90s with this late, sharp break that makes hitters look completely foolish, and he throws it relentlessly because he doesn't need to hide it. Since taking over as the Guardians' primary closer in 2021, he's racked up save totals that put him among the very best in the American League, all while posting an ERA that barely registers. Coming out of the Dominican Republic, traded over from Texas after just a handful of appearances, he turned a relatively quiet transaction into one of the best bullpen deals Cleveland has ever made. The kid is ice-cold in high-leverage moments, and I genuinely love watching him pitch.

Name (English)

Emmanuel Clase

Name (Japanese)

エマヌエル・クラセ

Reading

えまぬえる・くらせ

Born

March 18, 1998 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

Origin

Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic

Occupation

baseball player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/emmanuelclase31/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%BB

Tags

• María Trinidad Sánchez Province
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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