Minnesota Twins’ Kody Clemens (18) celebrates his solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Minnesota Twins second baseman Kody Clemens (18) is doused with water after a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Minnesota Twins’ Kody Clemens (18) celebrates his RBI-double against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Minnesota Twins’ Kody Clemens (18) rounds the bases on his two-run homer in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Minnesota Twins’ Kody Clemens (18) celebrates his solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥 Kody Clemens got doused not once but twice by teammates during his postgame interview Friday night.
Another drenching would have been even more fitting.
Clemens hit three home runs for the first time in his MLB career, including a solo shot in the ninth inning, to help .
鈥淚t’s wild,鈥 Clemens said. 鈥淵ou kind of just like black out. I’m trying to sit here and process it at this point. Awesome day. Super happy we ended up winning that game. It was amazing.鈥
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Clemens, the 29-year-old son of Hall of Fame pitcher Roger Clemens, hit a solo homer in the third and gave the Twins a 4-1 lead with a two-run shot in the fourth. He added a two-run double to finish 4 for 4 with five RBIs on the night.
His final homer started a last at-bat comeback. After Arizona scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take an 8-6 lead, Clemens homered off Jake Woodford to cut it to one. Reliever Andrew Saalfrank walked in the tying run and then allowed a sacrifice fly to Luke Keaschall that scored Byron Buxton.
鈥淲hat a game,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hey punched back. We punched back. We passed the baton the whole game. I’m glad we came away with the 鈥榃鈥 there and gave the fans a little show. That was awesome.鈥
Clemens now has 19 home runs this season.
鈥淛ust trusting my plan and being disciplined at the plate,” he said. 鈥淏aseball is a crazy game. Some days you don’t the baseball at all and some days it looks like a beach ball.鈥
Clemens has bounced around during four years in the big leagues, playing for Detroit, Philadelphia and now Minnesota. The Phillies traded Clemens to the Twins in April for cash considerations.
He’s now hitting .213 heading into the weekend, with 48 RBIs and 78 strikeouts in 301 at-bats.
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