Clay Rapada
American former professional baseball player
Clayton Anthony Rapada (born March 9, 1981) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians.
He has appeared in 152 major league games (none of which he started), but has pitched only 93 innings in that time, averaging about 2⁄3 of an inning per appearance. He does, however, hold a unique major league record; he has a career win-loss record of 8–0 for a winning percentage of 1.000. This marks the most wins for a pitcher without ever being charged with a loss.
Rapada coached in the San Francisco Giants minor league system from 2016 to 2021.
Early life
Rapada was born in Chesapeake, Virginia to an American mother and a Filipino father, whose roots traces to Cabangan, Zambales. He graduated from Deep Creek High School of Chesapeake, Virginia in 1999 and was a fan of the Chicago Cubs. He then attended Virginia State University and played on the NCAA Division II Trojans baseball team. As a freshman, Rapada went 7–1 and was planning on transferring to Old Dominion before he was approached by a Chicago Cubs scout.
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