Clint Everts

Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played Minor League Baseball from 2003[1][2] to 2013 and last pitched for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters in 2014.

Clint Everts
Pitcher
Born: (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984
Cypress, Texas
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

Career

Everts attended Cypress Falls High School, where he pitched alongside Scott Kazmir.[3] He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He was rated as a top-100 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2003 and 2004 seasons.[5] During his third season, he underwent Tommy John surgery.[6]

Everts pitched in the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals farm system[7] until he signed with a major league contract with the New York Mets prior to the 2010 season.[4] He was sent to AA prior to the start of the season, and was designated for assignment on April 11.

On June 216, 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a previous trade which sent Jorge Padilla to New York Mets' AAA affiliate, Buffalo Bisons.[8]

In 2013, he played in the Australian Baseball League, pitching for the Canberra Cavalry. He last played for the Sugar Land Skeeters from 2013 to 2014.[9][10]

In May 2017 he was named the Interim Director of Baseball/Head Varsity Coach for the 2017/18 school year for St. John's School in Houston, Texas, in his third year on the school's coaching staff.[5]

References
  1. Hillary Read (17 June 2003). "Teen hurler set to impress for Vermont (part 1)". The Burlington Free Press. pp. 5B. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. Hillary Read (17 June 2003). "Teen hurler set to impress for Vermont (part 2)". The Burlington Free Press. pp. 6B. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. Richard Justice (25 May 2022). "Cypress Falls' Dynamic Duo". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. Nathaniel Stoltz (19 December 2009). "Here's a Thought: For Once, I Agree With Omar Minaya". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. "Clint Everts Announced as Interim Director of Baseball/Head Varsity Coach for 2017/18". St. John’s School. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. Richard Justice (2 June 2020). "They were 2 of the best HS arms in '02 ... and now?". MLB.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. Todd Jacobson (12 May 2006). "Everts waiting on his chance". The Free Lance-Star. p. C10. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Google News.open access
  8. "Familiar faces". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 13 July 2010. p. 7B. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com. He was traded to the Blue Jays on June 26 in a deal that brought Triple-A outfielder Jorge Padilla to the Mets' organizationclosed access
  9. David Fanucchi (19 July 2013). "Catching up with Cy Falls alum and Skeeters pitcher Clint Everts". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. Jim Storer. "July 31, 2014: Clint Everts flirts with no-hit bid for Sugar Land Skeeters". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 28 December 2022.


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