Jonatan Clase

Dominican baseball player (born 2002)

Baseball player

Jonatan Clase
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 8
Outfielder
Born: (2002-05-23) May 23, 2002 (age 22) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 2024, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics (through May 24, 2024)
Batting average	.207
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3

Teams
Seattle Mariners (2024)

Jonatan Clase (born May 23, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Seattle Mariners

Clase signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on July 2, 2018. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Mariners.

On November 15, 2022, the Mariners added Clase to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[1] He was optioned to the High-A Everett AquaSox to begin the 2023 season.^[2] In 129 games split between Everett and the Double–A Arkansas Travelers, he batted .242/.353/.449 with 20 home runs, 68 RBI, and 79 stolen bases.

Clase was optioned to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers to begin the 2024 season.^[3] On April 15, 2024, Clase was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Dominic Canzone.^[4]

Toronto Blue Jays

On July 26, 2024, Clase and Jacob Sharp were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Yimi García.^[5]

References

^ "Mariners add 4 prospects to 40-man roster". The Seattle Times. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
^ "Mariners' Jonatan Clase: Optioned to High-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^ "Mariners' Jonatan Clase: Joining Triple-A Tacoma". cbssports.com. March 19, 2024.
^ "Mariners, seeking spark, call up OF prospect Jonatan Clase". ESPN.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^ Castillo, Jorge (July 26, 2024). "Mariners land reliever Yimi Garcia, send prospects to Blue Jays". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.