Emmanuel Clase

Emmanuel Clase
Emmanuel Clase
	Clase with the Cleveland Guardians in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 48
	Pitcher
	Born: March 18, 1998; Río San Juan, Dominican Republic
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	August 4, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics ; (through 2025 season)
Win–loss record	21–26
Earned run average	1.88
Strikeouts	349
Saves	182
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Texas Rangers (2019); Cleveland Indians / Guardians (2021–2025);
Career highlights and awards
	3× All-Star (2022–2024); 2× All-MLB First Team (2022, 2024); 2× AL Reliever of the Year (2022, 2024); 3× AL saves leader (2022–2024);

Emmanuel Clase (Spanish pronunciation: [’klase] clahs-AY; born March 18, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, making his debut with the team in 2019.

Clase was traded to Cleveland following the 2019 season and became their main closer in 2021. With Cleveland, Clase has been named an All-Star and led the American League in saves three times, was named AL Reliever of the Year in 2022 and 2024, and is the franchise's all-time save leader.

Since July 2025, Clase has been on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of an investigation into sports betting by the league. In November, he was federally indicted and arrested in relation to the investigation.