Clarke reassigned to Oakland A's minor league camp

The Oakland A’s reassigned outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) to their minor league camp on Sunday.

March 19, 2023

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The Oakland A’s reassigned outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) to their minor league camp on Sunday.

Selected by the A’s in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB draft from the Cal State Northridge Matadors, Clarke recorded a .365 on-base percentage (OBP) and hit 15 home runs and had 30 stolen bases in 93 games between class-A Stockton and Lansing last season.

The Junior National Team and Toronto Mets alum also became the first player in pro baseball history to hit inside-the-park homers in back-to-back games when he did so for Lansing on August 2 and August 3.

Clarke has experience at all three outfield positions but has been used mostly as a centre fielder.

He recently played three games for Canada at the World Baseball Classic, going 0-for-8 with a walk, hit by pitch and a stolen base.

The A’s also reassigned left-handed pitcher Jake Fishman, right-handed pitcher Rico Garcia, catcher Tyler Soderstrom and infielder Zack Gelof to minor league camp and agreed to terms with catcher Carlos Perez on a minor league contract.

The A’s now have 36 players remaining in big league camp, including 31 players on their 40-man roster and five non-roster invitees.