A former Clemson standout was traded on Wednesday. The New York Mets announced they have acquired former Tiger lefthanded pitcher Ryan Ammons and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox for righthander Justin Slaten, who was selected by the Mets from the Texas Rangers in Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. Ammons was drafted by the Red Sox […]
Clemson pitcher Ryan Ammons grew up bleeding orange. Saturday afternoon he took to Twitter to say his farewell to the Tigers. Earlier this week Ammons gave an interview to The Clemson Insider where he confirmed his intentions to sign with the Red Sox. Clemson, I can’t put into words how much I appreciated wearing the […]
One of three Clemson players selected in this year’s MLB Draft was Ryan Ammons. The junior lefthander was selected in the 10th round (No. 298 overall) by the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon, the second day of the 2023 MLB Draft. The Clemson Insider caught up with Ammons, who saw a lifelong dream come […]
Clemson baseball head coach Erik Bakich put together an impressive 2023 team and recruiting class, and it’s being reflected in the MLB Draft. Over the first 10 rounds of the draft, five Tigers or commits have heard their name called. With some decisions between the pros and Clemson still to be made, we look at […]
Another Clemson player heard their name called during the 2023 MLB Draft on Monday. Tiger pitcher Ryan Ammons was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 298th pick in the tenth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. In 20.0 innings of work for the Tigers last season, Ammons gave up just 17 hits, nine […]
Clemson’s Ryan Ammons could have moved on to play professional baseball after last season. He and a number of other Tigers seniors and grad students came back for one more run. Thursday we asked Ryan if this is what he hoped would happen when he decided to return. “Absolutely,” Ammons said Thursday after the Tigers […]
After nearly two months out of action, one of Clemson’s top pitchers in back in the fold just in time for the second half of the ACC slate. Ryan Ammons began the season as the Tigers’ Friday night starter, but that lasted just two outings before the junior left-hander was injured. Ammons hasn’t pitched since […]
Clemson’s baseball team has toiled in mediocrity for much of the season, but the Tigers have shown some recent signs that all hope may not be lost for the first season of the Erik Bakich era. The Tigers are approaching the halfway point of the ACC slate at 20-14 and 4-8 in league play. That’s […]
Clemson returned to the win column earlier this week, but the Tigers — more specifically, their pitching staff — are about to face a different level of competition. Clemson will head to Atlanta tonight to begin its second ACC series against Georgia Tech, which will roll out another formidable lineup. After facing a Duke team […]
Clemson baseball has gotten word on the status of one of its top pitchers. And Erik Bakich called it “great news.” Ryan Ammons recently sustained a forearm strain, Bakich said following the Tigers’ series-opening win over South Carolina late Friday night. The junior left-hander didn’t make his scheduled start after recently sustaining an injury to […]