Detroit Tigers second baseman Kody Clemens was disappointed.
And for good reason.
Now 24 years old, the No. 79 overall pick in 2018 and son of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, was banking on positive results this past season. He climbed to Double-A Erie in 2019 but crumbled with a .170 batting average in 13 games.
He was supposed to get another chance in 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic didn't allow him the opportunity, as the minor-league season was canceled. Top prospects Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene got the luxury of summer camp and the alternate training site in Toledo; Clemens was left with nothing to measure his development.