Nearly a month ago, on 10 August 2020, Cleveland Indians announced that Mike Clevinger would not be in his next scheduled start as he broke the team's Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention protocols. For three weeks, Clevinger imagined himself being criticized by teammates and demoted to the Indians' alternate training site before he was called for a start in late August 2020.
However, the Cleveland Indians traded him to the San Diego Padres, and Clevinger says that it was merely coincidental. Concerning Monday's MLB Trade Deadline Deal, Clevinger mentioned that 'the reality is that a breakup with the Indians was always in the cards.'
Speaking on the conference with the reporters, Clevinger stated:
"Just looking from a business standpoint, I think this might have been inevitable at this point. [The Indians are] looking for a bat and I've got two years of team control. You've got a lot more years of team control on the guys younger than me in the rotation. You've got [Carlos Carrasco] already locked up and this is the position that we've had a plethora of talent in for years. So I think this was inevitable either way, whether or not Chicago happened."
After the game against the White Sox, Clevinger and his teammate were charged with breaking the Coronavirus protocols. Plesac was sent home for breaking curfew while Clevinger's action, too, came to light. In the meantime, his teammates initiated the pressure on the team. While pitcher Adam Plutko called out his teammates for his actions, reliever Oliver Perez threatened to leave the team if no actions were to be taken.
But Mike Clevinger believes that his departure from the Cleveland Indians was merely a matter of dollars and sense.
Mike Clevinger's Stats
Mike Clevinger's 2020 Major League Baseball stats shows that he earned the ERA of 3.18 from four games, where his team registered one win and one loss. Similarly, he made 21 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.368 in a total of 22.2 innings.
Throughout the Major League Baseball career, he played 101 games, where he won 42 and lost in 22 matches. Likewise, Milone made 584 strikeouts with a WHIP of 1.196. He started in 88 games, where he pitched 523.1 innings.
Mike Clevinger's Contract And Salary
Currently, Mike Clevinger is traded to San Diego Padres from the Cleveland Indians. He had a one-year contract with the Indians, which he signed for $4.1 million back in 2019.
Mike Clevinger from Cleveland Indians (©: Yahoo Sports)
As per the contract, Clevinger was entitled to the average salary of $4,100,000, where he would garner the annual wage of $634,592 in 2020. Besides that, Clevinger made the earnings of $592,200 in 2019, $558,500 in 2018, $535,000 in 2017, and $216,294 in 2016 MLB Seasons.
Does Mike Clevinger Have A Wife?
Mike Clevinger is currently dating his girlfriend named Monica Ceraolo, with whom he shares a couple of children. The lovebirds welcomed their first daughter, Penelope Grace, on 2 May 2016, and got blessed with their second daughter named Piper Lotus on 20 March 2017.
Mike Clevinger and his girlfriend and first daughter, Penelope (©: Kelley Palmer Photography)
Though the lovebirds have welcomed a couple of kids together, they are yet to get married. The family of four now lives in Cleveland, along with their two daughters.
Besides that, Mike Clevinger has not shared any details of his relationship with Monica as well as his past bonds.
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