Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Clint Frazier was born September 6, 1994, in Decatur, Georgia. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

The Cleveland Indians selected Frazier with the fifth overall selection of the 2013 MLB Draft. He signed with the Indians instead of enrolling at the University of Georgia, receiving a $3.5 million signing bonus. The Indians assigned him to the Arizona Indians of the Rookie-level Arizona League for his professional debut. He hit a home run and a triple in his first professional game. In 44 games he batted .297/.392/.506 with five home runs and 28 RBIs.

The Yankees promoted Frazier to the major leagues on July 1, 2017. He doubled for his first major league hit that day and hit his first career home run in his next at-bat. On July 8, Frazier hit his first career walk-off home run off of Corey Knebel, giving the Yankees a 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

He took over duty as the starting left fielder for the Yankees in September 2020. In 39 games in 2020, Frazier slashed .267/.394/.511 with eight home runs.

On December 1, 2021, Frazier signed a one-year major league deal with the Chicago Cubs.

On April 28, 2023, Frazier signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He played in 16 games for Charlotte, batting .375/.478/.839 with 7 home runs and 13 RBI. On May 21, he was promoted to the major leagues.