Kody Clemens is an American professional baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens. His net worth in 2026 is commonly estimated at around $2 million. He earns a $803,900 salary from the Twins this season — a figure worth stating plainly, because for a pre-arbitration player the salary is very nearly the whole financial picture.
2026 is comfortably the best season of his career. Through late August he has 21 home runs and 57 RBIs, both career highs by a wide margin, after a 2025 in which he hit 19 home runs in 112 games for Minnesota. That matters financially as much as competitively: he is now within reach of salary arbitration, which is where MLB pay actually starts to move.
The signature moment came on 30 July 2026, when Clemens hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs, on an 0-2 count, with the Twins trailing by three. Of the 17 walk-off grand slams hit from a three-run deficit since pitch counts began being tracked in 1988, his is the first to come on an 0-2 count. He was at 19 home runs, 53 RBIs and a .244/.300/.493 line in 95 games at that point.
Kody Clemens Bio
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| First Name | Kody |
| Last Name | Clemens |
| Full Name | Kody Alec Clemens |
| Date of Birth | May 15, 1996 |
| Age | 30 (as of August 19, 2026) |
| Birth Place | Houston, TX |
| Residence | Texas (assumed) |
| Country | United States |
| Profession | Professional Baseball Player |
| Education | Memorial High School, University of Texas at Austin |
| Father | Roger Clemens |
| Mother | Debra Clemens |
| Nationality | American |
| Brothers | Koby, Kory and Kacy Clemens (Kody is the youngest of Roger Clemens’ four sons) |
| Religion | Not specified |
| Spouse | Jessica Butterfield |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
| Weight | 200 lbs (90 kg) |
| Height | 6-0 (183 cm) |
| Net Worth | Around $2 million (estimate; no audited figure published) |
| 2026 Salary | $803,900 (Minnesota Twins) |
| Category | Baseball |
| Current Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Position | Infielder, Outfielder (Second Baseman) |
| Jersey Number | 2 (Minnesota Twins) |
| Years Active | 2022–present |
| Draft | 2018 MLB Draft, 3rd round, 79th overall |
| Drafted By | Detroit Tigers |
| Previous Teams | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Awards | Big 12 Player of the Week, Finalist for Golden Spikes Award, Finalist for Dick Howser Trophy, MVP of Team Texas in Constellation Energy League |
| 44K followers (@kodyclemens) |
Early Life and Family Background
Kody Clemens was born into a famous baseball family. His father, Roger Clemens, won seven Cy Young Awards and was part of the University of Texas national championship team in 1983. Kody followed him to Austin: drafted out of Memorial High School in the 35th round by the Houston Astros, he turned professional baseball down and played three seasons for the Longhorns instead.
Kody is the youngest of Roger Clemens’ four sons. Two of his three older brothers also played professionally: Koby was an 8th-round pick of the Astros in 2005, and Kacy an 8th-round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. Kody himself signed with Detroit on 25 June 2018 for a $600,000 signing bonus after being taken 79th overall in the third round.
Roger Clemens' son, Kody, got his first career start against the Red Sox today. Promptly notched home run #1 of his season.
— Ahaan Rungta (@AhaanRungta) May 3, 2025
That's cool.pic.twitter.com/GzBLii84Eb
In 2018, he won multiple awards, including Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. He was also named ABCA Co-Player of the Year and a First Team All-American—the first Texas player since 2007 to earn Big 12 Player of the Year honors.
In the NCAA Tournament, he dominated at the plate, batting .419 with a 1.000 slugging percentage. His clutch hitting carried Texas to its first Big 12 title since 2011.
Baseball Career and Achievements
Kody Clemens started his professional career after being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2018. His big league debut was in 2022 with the Detroit Tigers. Detroit traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies on 7 January 2023, alongside pitcher Gregory Soto. He opened 2025 in Philadelphia, went 0-for-6 with a walk across seven games, and was designated for assignment — then traded to the Minnesota Twins for cash considerations on 26 April 2025. It is one of the better cash-considerations deals of recent seasons: he hit 19 home runs in 112 games the rest of that year and has been better again in 2026.
Kody proved himself at Texas with All-Big 12 honors and clutch NCAA Tournament performances. These college successes set him up for pro ball. He will not match his father’s career, and the comparison was never a fair one. What he has built instead is a genuinely useful major-league profile: Minnesota has used him at first base, second, third and all three outfield spots, and the 2026 power numbers have turned a utility role into near-everyday playing time. Career totals through 17 August 2026 stand at a .216 average with 54 home runs and 158 RBIs — and roughly three-quarters of that power output has come in the sixteen months since the Twins acquired him.
Salary and Contract Details
There is no single audited career-earnings figure for Kody Clemens, and the sources that publish one do not agree. Salary Sport puts his MLB salary at $1,355,966 through the 2023 season. That is the most widely quoted number, but it stops three seasons short and is often reproduced as if it were current — including in earlier versions of this article.
What can be stated with attribution:
- $600,000 signing bonus from Detroit, 2018 (third round, 79th overall)
- $1,355,966 in MLB salary through 2023 (Salary Sport)
- $803,900 for the 2026 season with Minnesota (Spotrac)
Sources diverge on his 2024 and 2025 pay — figures between roughly $646,000 and $771,000 circulate for 2025, which is what you would expect for a player who spent part of the year on a minor-league option and changed organisations in April. Adding those seasons puts his career gross, bonus included, somewhere in the region of $3.5-4 million. That is an estimate built from the components above, not a published total, and it is flagged as such rather than presented as fact.
His 2026 salary is $803,900, guaranteed, on a one-year deal with the Twins. Like every pre-arbitration major leaguer, he is paid close to the league minimum regardless of production — which is precisely why a 21-home-run season matters to his finances. Arbitration is the inflection point. Once he qualifies, a player with two consecutive 19-plus home run seasons and multi-position value is arguing from a far stronger position than a $803,900 salary suggests, and a first arbitration award of several million dollars would roughly double his career earnings in one year.
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Kody Clemens Net Worth in 2026
Kody Clemens net worth in 2026 is commonly estimated at around $2 million. No audited figure exists, and the estimate is not attributable to a financial disclosure — but unlike most net worth numbers published about athletes, this one is at least arithmetically coherent. Against a career gross of roughly $3.5-4 million before tax, $2 million is a plausible remainder rather than a figure pulled from nowhere.
That is worth saying because the opposite mistake is so common on this beat: for many players, the “net worth” figure circulating online is simply their career earnings total relabelled. Clemens is a useful counter-example — his career earnings are small enough that nobody has bothered to inflate them, so the number you see is closer to honest. The figure to watch is not his net worth but his first arbitration award, which is what will actually change it.
Endorsements Deals
Kody Clemens has no publicly disclosed endorsement deals. A previous version of this section speculated about what he might sign based on his Instagram following; that has been removed, because a hypothetical deal is not income and should not sit in a net worth article as though it were.
If anything changes it will be the 2026 season rather than the surname. A walk-off grand slam that made a 38-year statistical record is the kind of moment that generates regional interest; two consecutive 19-plus home run years is the kind of profile that sustains it. Until something is announced, treat his endorsement income as zero for estimating purposes.
Conclusion
Kody Clemens net worth in 2026 sits at an estimated $2 million, built almost entirely from MLB salary and his $600,000 signing bonus. He earns $803,900 from the Twins this season. The son of a Hall-of-Fame-calibre pitcher has spent four years as a fringe major leaguer and is now, at 30, having the season that changes that — 21 home runs, 57 RBIs and a place in the record books for the most improbable walk-off grand slam of the pitch-tracking era.
The financial upside is real but still ahead of him. For other MLB players whose earnings and net worth are routinely conflated, see Nelson Cruz, Shane Bieber and Kyle Schwarber.
Updated 19 August 2026. Twins roster status and the $803,900 2026 salary verified against Spotrac and FanGraphs RosterResource; 2026 season line (21 home runs, 57 RBIs through late August; 19 HR, 53 RBI and .244/.300/.493 through the 30 July walk-off grand slam) from MLB.com and Yardbarker; career totals through 17 August 2026 (.216, 54 HR, 158 RBI), the 26 April 2025 trade from Philadelphia for cash considerations, and the brothers’ names from Wikipedia and Baseball-Reference. Corrections in this revision: his jersey number is 2, not 18; his brothers are Koby and Kacy, not “Coby” and “Casey”; he has three older brothers, not two; and the widely-quoted $1,355,966 career-earnings figure covers only through 2023.
FAQs About Kody Clemens Net Worth
When did Kody Clemens start his professional baseball career?
Kody began his professional career in 2018 after being drafted by the Detroit Tigers. He made his MLB debut in 2022.
How much is Kody Clemens’ salary in 2026?
In 2026 Kody Clemens earns a guaranteed salary of $803,900 playing for the Minnesota Twins.
What is Kody Clemens’ career earnings so far?
No audited total exists. Salary Sport recorded $1,355,966 in MLB salary through the 2023 season only. Adding his 2024, 2025 and 2026 pay plus the $600,000 signing bonus puts his career gross in the region of $3.5-4 million, but that is an estimate rather than a published figure.
What positions does Kody Clemens play?
Minnesota has used him at first base, second base and third base as well as all three outfield positions. He is listed primarily as a first baseman in 2026.
