Robyn Clara

Robyn Clara

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born April 28, 1995 in Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées France

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Biographical Information

Robyn Clara has pitched in the Hoofdklasse and for the French national team.

Clara was born in France to a French father and Dutch mother, then the family moved to the Netherlands when he was three years old. He began his career with DSS Haarlem, making his Hoofdklasse debut in 2017. He was 0-1 with a save and a 9.79 ERA in 14 games, allowing a .359 average. He did not have the staff's highest ERA as Gijs Timmer was higher. He had a 0-2, 7.82 record in 2018. In 2019, he improved to 2-1, 5.81 with two saves. His 22 games pitched tied Brendan Schoemaker for 5th in the league.

He joined the French team for the Yoshida Challenge; honkbalsite.com reported that he was the third Dutch player to appear for France as Norbert Jongerius and Omar Williams had previously done so. In the 2019 European Championship, he pitched two games. Against Austria, he relieved Esteban Prioul in the 6th with a 12-5 lead. He retired Felix Zimmerle but walked Dominik Talir and allowed a double to Mortiz Scheicher to close it to 12-6. He retired the other five batters he faced though - Joachim Frick on a fly, Samuel Hackl on a grounder, Benjamin Salzmann on a grounder, Ferdinand Obed on a liner and Julio Rojas by strikeout. Dan Camou then took over. In his other game, he relieved Antoine Rault with a 12-1 lead in the bottom of the 8th against Belgium, with the bases loaded and no out. He got Leonel Reina Viant to ground into a run-scoring force then walked Stephen De Lannoy to load them back up. He recovered to fan Sam Boermans to ensure a mercy rule win. His 3.38 ERA was the best of any French hurler who allowed a run.