White Sox Mike Clevinger Gamble Faces Early Setback

Mike Clevinger’s return to a big league mound did not go as planned. Clevinger’s 2024 debut lasted just 54 pitches, many of which were hit hard by the Tampa Bay Rays in the White Sox 8-2 loss at Tropicana Field. 

The 33-year-old right-hander lasted just two innings, allowing four runs on six hits. The six hits he allowed had an average exit velocity of 91.5 mph with two of those hits clocking in with an exit velocity over 102 mph. Clevinger also walked four with no strikeouts and a wild pitch.