He’s turning our heads.”. "He wasn't going there looking for trouble," Sorrels said. There were rumors his father, former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens, persuaded him to leave the island because of the kidnapping of Washington Nationals catcher, Wilson Ramos in Venezuela the day before. The kid can play. In 2007 he returned to the Single-A Lexington Legends, where he batted .252 with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs in 115 games. Sorrels said Clemens' elbow is thought to have only been badly bruised with no ligament or joint damage. Roger Clemens was the No. "[13] He now owns his own baseball company called Koby Clemens Baseball Clinics and teaches individual and private lessons. In 2011, Koby was with the Houston Astros' Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Pacific Coast League, as their first baseman. He is in High-A ball with the St. Louis Cardinals where he hit .248 in 29 games after a midseason trade from Cleveland. But for the most part the whole day we weren’t really getting the ball in the air at all. [1], He hit .413 as a junior, with 4 home runs and 23 RBIs in 2004. “I’m capable of handling and being just around the guys more and more getting more comfortable for sure. [2] He had a .519 batting average and was named all-state in his senior year. In 12 at-bats, he’s hitting .417 with a .500 on-base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage. He’s got a bloodline like nobody else on this team. Astros Director of Player Development Quentin McCracken said the Astros "expect by the end of the year or by next season he will be on staff fully. Clemens's father, Roger Clemens, played 24 seasons in the major leagues and was an 11-time all-star. “Clemens and Capel complied with the request, but apparently not to the liking of the Concrete Cowboy bouncer. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz. In 2008 he played with the Single-A Salem Avalanche in the Carolina League, batting .268. FORT MYERS, Fla. — Not that Kody Clemens ever doubted it, but after he hit his first home run of spring training on Tuesday, he was only further encouraged by what his dad has told him. Though neither is a pitcher, Clemens… He was an eighth-round draft pick by Toronto in 2017. The lawsuit seeks monetary relief of "over $200,000.00 but not more than $1,000,000.00 at this time.". He has not come over afraid. MLB legend Roger Clemens trains with sons in Katy during pandemic KATY, Texas – MLB legend and Houston-native Roger Clemens has spent the … Waiting for your permission to load the comments. A lawyer for the alleged victims has suggested Kacy may have injured his throwing arm in the incident. As of June 12, 2009, he returned to play with the Lancaster JetHawks in Advanced A in the California League in the roles of a catcher and designated hitter. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Conner Capel, 21, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, filed suit against a Houston bar over allegedly being beaten up by a bouncer on Jan. 1, 2019. He was declared safe in a controversial play on second, leading the Tourists manager Joe Mikulik to go on a rampage. Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images In fact, Conner says he suffered a fractured skull -- and took photos of the bloody aftermath. The tone of the staff changed at that point.". More on prospects: Tarik Skubal shines in debut vs. big leaguers: 'It's awesome', “Defensively, he’s gotten better. That season he hit a home run off his 43-year-old father, Roger Clemens, in a minor league exhibition game. Roger Clemens' son accusing bar bouncer of assault. (MORE: Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera becomes first ever to be unanimously voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame), (MORE: What the new Major League Baseball, MLBPA and Cuba deal means to a former Cuban-American baseball player: COLUMN), (MORE: Roger Clemens emotional after prosecutors strike out). "The culture of Concrete Cowboy needs to be exposed for what it is -- bouncers who make it their mission to brutalize and assault patrons who they perceive to not follow their orders," attorney Randy Sorrels told Houston ABC station KTRK. The guys claim they complied with the bouncers' orders -- but the hired muscle manhandled them anyway, eventually beating them so ferociously they sustained serious damage to their faces and bodies. He also claims Conner will have to see a neurologist for at least 5 years. “Before making a purchase of any kind, a Concrete Cowboy bouncer told Clemens and Capel to move,” Sorrels wrote in the 10-page filing submitted on Wednesday. But more importantly, have fun,’ ” Clemens said after the Tigers’ 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at CenturyLink Sports Complex. The Astros organization had intended to use him as either a first or third baseman. “He’s been telling me this entire spring: ‘I’ve been watching you and you belong. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Clemens and his pal, Conner Capel, have sued the Concrete Cowboy in Texas -- claiming they were just hanging out when bouncers singled them out and ordered them to move out of a spot in the bar while they were trying to order their first drink of the night.