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Emmanuel Clase was born in Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic on March 18, 1998. Emmanuel Clase is credited as a baseball player. The age as of 2026 is 28.
My Take
Honestly, at his peak Emmanuel Clase was one of the most quietly dominant closers in baseball, and he never got 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. He was ice-cold in high-leverage moments, which makes it all the sadder that his career stalled in 2025 when he was placed on leave in a sports-betting investigation and then federally indicted.
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1. Profile
- 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)
- Origin
- Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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When was Emmanuel Clase born?
Emmanuel Clase was born on March 18, 1998 and is 28 years old.
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Emmanuel Clase is from Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic.
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Emmanuel Clase works as baseball player.
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