Todd Claus

Who is Todd Claus?

Todd W. Claus is an American baseball scout. On November 11, 2009, he was named to the international scouting staff of the Boston Red Sox. He also has been an infielder, coach, manager and advance scout in professional baseball, and an assistant coach in college baseball. A switch hitter who threw right-handed, Claus stands 5 ft 10 in tall and weighs 170 lb.

Claus was born at Endicott, New York. He graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and attended Seminole Community College, Indian River Community College and the University of North Florida, where he played varsity baseball and received a bachelor's degree in management. Claus signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as a non-drafted free agent in 1991 and played three seasons of minor league baseball, primarily as a second baseman, and peaking in 1993 with 18 games and 42 at bats with the Midland Angels of the Class AA Texas League. Overall, he batted .204 in 549 professional at bats, with three home runs and 32 runs batted in.

In 1994, he served as a graduate assistant coach with the University of North Florida, and attended the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau's "scouts school", where he graduated at the top of his class. He then rejoined the Angels as a scout and minor league coach with affiliates ranging from the Rookie level to Class AA.