Clint Frazier
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Clint Jackson Frazier (born September 6, 1994), nicknamed "Red Thunder", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
A top prospect for the 2013 MLB draft, the Cleveland Indians chose Frazier with the fifth overall selection.
The Indians traded Frazier (among other prospects) to the Yankees in 2016 for relief pitcher Andrew Miller.
Frazier made his MLB debut in 2017.
Early life and education
Frazier was born to Mark Frazier, a salesman, and his wife Kim, a preschool teacher. Despite living only 45 minutes from Atlanta, Frazier grew up a Philadelphia Phillies fan.
Frazier attended Loganville High School, where he competed in baseball with Austin Meadows. As a junior in 2012, he batted .424 with 24 home runs. He was the winner of the Jackie Robinson Award given to the Perfect Game National Player of the Year. He played in the 2012 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game. As a senior, he hit six home runs in his first seven games. Frazier finished his senior year with a .485 batting average, a .561 on-base percentage, a 1.134 slugging percentage, 17 home runs, 45 runs batted in (RBIs), and 56 runs scored. Gatorade named Frazier their National Baseball Player of the Year.
Frazier committed to attend the University of Georgia on a college baseball scholarship to play for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was considered one of the best prospects available in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.
Personal life
Frazier has one older sister. His family is Christian and of Scottish ancestry.
On June 22, 2022, Frazier told a broadcaster for the Iowa Cubs that he wanted to be called by his middle name, Jackson, moving forward. Until that point in his career he was known professionally as Clint Frazier.
Career
Frazier was chosen by the Cleveland Indians with the fifth overall pick of the 2013 MLB Draft. He signed with the Indians instead of enrolling at the University of Georgia, receiving a $3.5 million signing bonus. For his rookie season, the Indians drafted him to the Arizona Indians of the Rookie-level Arizona League. In his first professional game, he scored a home run and a triple. He batted.297/.392/.506 in 44 games, with five home runs and 28 RBIs.
Frazier played for the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League in 2014, where he batted.266 with 13 home runs and 50 RBIs in 120 games. Frazier played for the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2015, where he had a.285 batting average with 16 home runs and 72 RBIs in 133 games.
Frazier was active in the Class AA Eastern League's Akron RubberDucks during the 2016 season. He was selected to play in the 2016 All Star Futures Game, where he went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a stolen base. On July 25, he was promoted to the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League.
The Indians traded Frazier, along with Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller, and J. P. Feyereisen to the New York Yankees for Andrew Miller on July 31, 2016. Frazier was assigned by the Yankees to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders of the International League. In 119 games between the three teams, Frazier had a combined batting average, 16 home runs, and 55 RBIs. Frazier joined Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2017 as a member of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He played 73 games for the RailRiders before being drafted, averaging of.257 with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 9 steals.
On July 1, 2017, the Yankees welcomed Frazier to the major leagues. He doubled up for his first major league appearance on the day and in his first home run in his first major league appearance in his next at-bat. Frazier won the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on July 8, his first walk-off, a home run off Corey Knebel, giving the Yankees their first walk-off in his career. Frazier changed his jersey number from No. 19 on July 19, he said. 30 to No. The No. 77, who gave No. David Robertson, the Yankees' new manager, has been with the team from 2008 to 2014. Frazier expressed gratitude for the similarity he found with his No. 2's. Aaron Judge's No. 77 in left field and teammate Aaron Judge's No. In the right field, 99 is in the right field. After Joe DiMaggio's 15th game in his career, Frazier became the second Yankee with nine extra base hits before his 15th game. Frazier was put on the 10-day disabled list on August 10 due to a left oblique strain. Frazier did not play in Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS as a player in the post-season.
Frazier's 2018 concussion marked him as on the disabled list. He was activated in early May and sent to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was called up to the Major Leagues on May 15. He was promoted to Triple-A on May 21. He was called up again on June 4 before being drafted to Triple-A on the next day. For the third time of the season, he was called up on June 18. Frazier started the game against the Rays at Tropicana Field on June 22, as a pinch-hitter and appeared to have struck a home run that might have put the Yankees up a bit, but the ball struck a speaker and fell for a pop-out. On the next day, he was released. Frazier was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on July 8, as starting center fielder Aaron Hicks was suspended. Frazier will miss the remainder of the season if he had persistent symptoms related to the concussion he suffered earlier this year, according to manager Aaron Boone on September 5.
Frazier will probably start the season in the minors, according to boss Aaron Boone during 2019 spring training. Frazier was first called up on April 2 in reaction to the Yankees' inability of three injured outfielders at once: Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks, and Jacoby Ellsbury. Frazier pinch was hit by Frazier pinch against the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th inning on April 6, 2006. He made the Yankees win thanks to a go-ahead three-run home run to the left field seats. Frazier won by 15-3 over the Orioles on the following day after hitting two home runs. In the seventh inning, New York trailed 3-2 when Frazier allowed Eduardo Nez's sharp single to score from first base. Frazier slipped and missed Andrew Benintendi's liner, which fell for a single as Brock Holt scored from first three batters later. In the eighth, then took a wrong route on Chavis' ball near the right-field line, allowing it to skip by for an RBI triple as fans booed. Following the loss, he did not speak to reporters. Frazier was recalled back to the minors on June 16 after the Yankees acquired Edwin Encarnacion due to his poor defense and attitude.
Frazier made the opening roster for the 2020 season but was sent by the alternate training site just two games into the season, without having appeared in a game. After Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the injured list, Frazier was later recalled from the alternate training site on August 11. Frazier went 3-for-4 in his first game of the season, with a home run in his first at-bat and a double in the sixth inning. In September 2020, he took over as the Yankees' starting left fielder. Frazier had a.394/.511 average in 39 games in 2020, with eight home runs.
Frazier recovered himself from a game on June 30, 2021, in the case of dizziness, but the Yankees' injured list was released two days later. In July, he underwent neurological evaluations and was sent on a minor league rehabilitation assignment in August. Frazier will miss the remainder of the season, according to Yankees general Aaron Boone on September 12. Frazier was scheduled for service by the Yankees on November 19, but the Yankees pulled him four days later.
Frazier signed the Chicago Cubs' one-year $1.5 million major league deal on December 1, 2021. He had appendicitis surgery and was on the injured list on April 22, 2022. On May 28, the Cubs inactivated Frazier. In 45 plate appearances, he batted.216 and then was designated for assignment on June 10. Frazier waived waivers and accepted a minor-league position with the Iowa Cubs of the Pacific Coast League, allowing him to continue receiving his major-league paycheck. On October 6, 2022, he was elected by the free agency.