FAILED big league outfielder Clint Frazier is back in baseball.
The former New York Yankee has joined the Charleston Dirty Birds in the Atlantic League.
Frazier, 29, failed to attract interest from an MLB franchise this spring and will now look to fight his way back to the big leagues.
“You got a new fan in me!!! Can’t wait to watch,” came one reply to Charleston’s social media announcement.
“Dude is gonna hit 30 bombs,” added another.
The outfielder was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2013 draft after gaining plenty of hype.
He was traded to the Yankees by the Cleveland Guardians in 2016 as reliever Andrew Miller went the other way.
Frazier made his debut in 2017 and went between the minors and majors before hitting eight home runs in the pandemic-hit 2020 season.
He earned the left field job for the Yankees but suffered multiple concussions among a host of injuries and was released in 2021.
Frazier has spent time with the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Texas Rangers since then.
“We certainly felt like he had a chance to be really good based on the tool set,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Frazier yesterday.
“Good speed. Good power. Athletic. Obviously a high first-round pick.
“Really, really good minor-league career leading up to getting an opportunity in the big leagues.
“He had some big-league success with us. But it’s a tough game to succeed at the highest level.”
“This doesn’t mean this journey is over by any means.
“Credit to [Frazier] for going and continuing his quest.
Five key MLB rule changes in 2024
1. The pitch clock is reduced from 20 to 18 seconds with runners on base. It will remain at 15 seconds with bases empty.
2. When a pitching change is made, the innings timer will reset to 2:00 rather than 2:15 like it did last year.
3. Teams will only be allowed four mound visits per game in 2024, down from five last season.
4. Fielders and defenders blocking bases will be called for obstruction by referees.
5. The runners’ lane from home plate to first base has been widened to include the dirt between the grass and the white line.
“You never close the book on a guy with a lot of talent.”
Yankees players were left astonished by Giancarlo Stanton’s torpedo of a home run on Wednesday night.
The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Stanton contributed to the Yankees’ 9-4 home win over the Houston Astros.
With the Yankees up 4-1 in the third inning, Houston’s starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti had a 1-2 count on No. 5 hitter Stanton.
The right-hander threw a misplaced 79 mph curveball right over the plate, and Stanton sent the pitch at 119.9 mph to left for a homer.
The shot was the hardest-hit ball of the 2024 MLB season.
“It’s impressive,” New York superstar Aaron Judge told reporters after the game about Stanton’s hard-hitting abilities, per the NY Post.