A's Clarke suffers "significant hamstring strain," out until after All-Star break

Toronto Mets alum and A’s outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering. Ont.) will be sidelined until after the MLB All-Star break after he suffered a significant hamstring strain during his rehab assignment with the triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.

May 22, 2026

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

Outfielder Denzel Clarke will be sidelined until after the MLB All-Star break after he suffered a significant hamstring strain during his rehab assignment with the triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.

The Oakland A’s made the announcement on Thursday.

Clarke, who has been on the 10-day injured list since April 22 with a bone bruise on his right foot, will be reassessed after the All-Star break.

Prior to his injury woes, Clarke was 9-for-53 (.170 batting average) with six RBIs in 22 games in his second MLB season with the Athletics.

In March, the 25-year-old Toronto Mets grad was a key member of Canada’s WBC squad. He started in centre field in all five games and scored three runs, while also knocking in two.

Clarke made his MLB debut with the A’s in 2025. In 47 big league contests last season, he batted .230 with three home runs, eight doubles and two triples.

After his promotion last season, he made several highlight reel catches in centre field for the A’s, which made him the first player to win the MLB Electric Play of the Week award in three consecutive weeks and earned him the Capital One Premier Play of the year at the MLB Awards.

Selected by the A’s in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB draft, Clarke is in his sixth pro season.