Roger Clemens can be ESPN analyst on opening day

Roger Clemens can be an analyst for ESPN when the defending World Collection champion Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox on opening day.

Clemens made 4 appearances on final yr’s KayRod Solid with Michael Kay and Alex Rodriguez.

He can be stepping in on March 30 for David Cone, who can be doing the New York Yankees opener in opposition to the San Francisco Giants on YES Community.

“Roger has been kind of a good friend of ours for the final yr, so to talk, he’s in. He’s been engaged, educated and actually current,” mentioned ESPN Vice President of Manufacturing Phil Orlins. “You realize, whatever past may be, he’s nonetheless tremendously engaged and he actually introduced that each time he was with us.”

Clemens was a seven-time Cy Younger winner however his profession after baseball has been tainted by allegations of performance-enhancing drug use.

He’s a Houston native and pitched for the Astros for 3 seasons.

Orlins mentioned that with the principles modifications and pitch clock, it is very important have a pitcher within the sales space with Karl Ravech and Eduardo Perez.

“We don’t really feel like we have now to have the dynamic of Eduardo with a pitcher, however we actually assume that works. Throw within the added issue of rule modifications and it’s higher to have a batter-pitcher perspective,” Orlins mentioned.

Orlins didn’t say if this might open the door for future alternatives for Clemens as an ESPN analyst.