S/O to RHODE ISLANDER Alex Clemmey For Getting Drafted by the Cleveland Guardians!!

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Can we show a little late-night love to the Ocean State? The reigning ALCS and World Series MVP is a product of the lowly Pr0v1d3nc3 school system, and now we've got some more RI representation (private school, boooo!) as Middletown native Alex Clemmey (Hendricken '23) was drafted by the Cleveland Guardians Sunday night!!

A moment he’s been waiting his whole life for.

Alex Clemmey drafted by the Guardians surrounded by his family and friends.

Congrats to Alex, who has shown nothing but class during the whole process!

More to come on https://t.co/dFg5XlmRgy @wpri12 @ClemmeyAlex @HendrickenAth pic.twitter.com/ODI6k5lqMH

— Sam Knox (@SamKnoxTV) July 10, 2023

And in touching tribute to DOL, Clemmey went Dozah overall!!! 

With the 58th pick, the @CleGuardians select Bishop Hendricken (RI) left-handed pitcher Alex Clemmey, No. 50 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list.

Watch live: https://t.co/1s1j9XMVvD pic.twitter.com/2TisTX42Tk

— MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) July 10, 2023

Does it make me feel ancient that this kid was 4 when I graduated high school? I'll let you answer that one, but it's always awesome to see little ole Rhody get some shine in the national spotlight for something GOOD (fuck you 38 Studios). Yeah, the MLB Draft is probably the 3rd or 4th most cared-about draft in the Big 4, but it's still fucking cool. I still believe in fellow Hendricken Hawk Kwity Paye! 10 sacks in 2 years isn't terrible.
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Getting drafted is no guarantee for success, but according to baseball-reference, only 80 Rhode Islanders have ever played in the Majors, and 26 debuted before 1900, including simply "Sullivan," a semi-anonymous Bristol native.

Sully went 3/8 with 2 ribbies in 2 games for the 1875 New Haven Elm Citys, a team with nearly as many names as wins.

Alex Clemmey has an opportunity to be just the seventh Rhode Islander to make his Major League debut in the 21st century. We really need to take a moment to acknowledge how small 80 really is. There are more than 80 players on college football teams. I saw 80 people today and the only time I left my house was to go to the gym. 80's fucking nothing, and when you dive even deeper into the numbers, they're even more depressing. Young Alex Clemmey can be just the SIXTH Rhode Islander to make an MLB All-Star team. One of Rhody's 5th former All-Stars is Dave Stenhouse. He only played three years in the bigs, and his two ASGs were back when they had two a year in 1962. The other four are Paul Konerko (6), Gabby Harnett (6), Davey Lopes (4), and Clem Labine (2). Konerko, Lopes and Labine each won a World Series as a player (Labine won 3). Harnett lost four Fall Classics with the Cubs.

Of the 80 men born in Rhode Island to play in the MLB (and who even knows if this kid was born on Rhody soil?), only 28 played over 162 games, 46/80 played fewer than 100 games, and 20/80 played fewer than 10 games. According to the chart, nine players played one game, but then I clicked on one of them, and it showed he played more than that...so take that data with a grain of salt. On a positive note, three members of the Baseball HOF: Nap Lajoie, Gabby Harnett, and Hugh Duffy, were born in RI.

Clemmey committed to Vanderbilt in 2020, but he's expected to sign a slotted $1,402,600 deal. Good for this kid. Get your bag, and best of luck in your career! 

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I need to do a worst names in sports blog. Guardians are up there with Pelicans and Commanders for worst in the US.