PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Kody Clemens was having a summer that simply wouldn’t slow down.
After being drafted June 6 in the third round by the Detroit Tigers, he played in the College World Series with the University of Texas through June 19. Shortly after, on June 23, he signed his first major leagues contract. He debuted with the West Michigan Whitecaps June 30.
“This is what everyone dreams of and now it’s time for me to start my career,” Clemens said Monday, the one-month anniversary of his start in West Michigan. “I want to make a name for myself. I’m trying to make my own way through baseball and I’ve been having a good time doing it.
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