Clayton Davis Andrews (born January 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees.
| Clayton Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 4, 1997 Petaluma, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 1, 2023, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics (through May 21, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 27.00 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Teams | |
Amateur career
editAndrews attended Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, California, graduating in 2015.[1] He attended Cabrillo College and the Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in the 40th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He did not sign and attended California State University, Long Beach, where he played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags as a two-way player.[2][3]
Professional career
editMilwaukee Brewers
editThe Milwaukee Brewers selected Andrews in the 17th round, with the 515th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed. Andrews spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Helena Brewers and Single–A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, recording a cumulative 6–1 record and 2.18 ERA across 19 contests.[4]
In 2019, Andrews played with the High–A Carolina Mudcats and Double–A Biloxi Shuckers, going 5–2 with 11 saves and a 3.19 ERA, and 77 strikeouts in 591⁄3 innings.[5] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[6] Andrews did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In 2021, Andrews spent the season with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds. In seven games for Nashville, Andrews posted a 4.82 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 9+1⁄3 innings pitched.[8] In 2022, Andrews played in nine games split between Double–A Biloxi and rookie–level Arizona Complex League Brewers, struggling to a 7.84 ERA with 19 strikeouts across 10+1⁄3 innings of work.[9]
Andrews began the 2023 season with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds. In 25 appearances, he registered a 1.65 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 32+2⁄3 innings pitched. On July 1, 2023, Andrews was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] In four appearances for Milwaukee, he struggled to a 27.00 ERA with four strikeouts across 3+1⁄3 innings of work. Andrews was designated for assignment by the Brewers on February 7, 2024.[11]
New York Yankees
editOn February 14, 2024, the Brewers traded Andrews to the New York Yankees in exchange for Joshua Quezada.[12] He was optioned to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to begin the 2024 season.[13] On April 8, Andrews was designated for assignment following the promotion of Josh Maciejewski.[14] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A on April 13.[15] On May 20, the Yankees selected Andrews' contract, adding him to their active roster.[16] He made one appearance for the team, allowing one earned run in 1⁄3 of an inning. On June 20, Andrews was designated for assignment by the Yankees.[17] He again cleared waivers and was sent outright to Scranton on June 26.[18] Andrews elected free agency the following day.[19]
San Francisco Giants
editOn July 8, 2024, Andrews signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[20] In two appearances for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants, he allowed five runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts over 1+1⁄3 innings. Andrews was released by the Giants organization on August 1.[21]
International career
editOn October 10, 2019, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[22]
References
edit- ^ MORRIS, GUS (July 1, 2023). "Baseball: Maria Carrillo grad called up by Milwaukee Brewers". Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
- ^ Whicker, Mark (April 24, 2018). "Whicker: The college Ohtani? No, Dirtbags are happy with Clayton Andrews as he is". Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Morales, Robert (May 23, 2018). "Clayton Andrews has become a big deal for Long Beach State". The Orange County Register.
- ^ "Clayton Andrews Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Clayton Andrews College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Cabrillo alum Clayton Andrews headed to Arizona Fall League | Local Roundup". Santa Cruz Sentinel. August 28, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". MLB.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Clayton Andrews - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Clayton Andrews - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Brewers DFA Matt Bush, Pannone, recall Bukauskas, Andrews". Bally Sports. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Brewers Designate Clayton Andrews For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Brewers Trade Clayton Andrews To Yankees". MLB Trade Rumors. February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees' Clayton Andrews: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees Designate Clayton Andrews, Select Josh Maciejewski". mlbtraderumors.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees' Clayton Andrews: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees Designate Colby White For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees Sign Tim Hill". mlbtraderumors.com. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees Outright Victor Gonzalez, Clayton Andrews". mlbtraderumors.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Clayton Andrews Elects Free Agency". mlbtraderumors.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Giants, Clayton Andrews Agree To Minor League Deal". mlbtraderumors.com. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Transactions".
- ^ "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)