Clayton Anthony Rapada (born March 9, 1981) is a Filipino American former professional baseball relief pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians.

Rapada was born in Chesapeake, Virginia to a Filipino father whose roots traces to Cabangan, Zambales and an American mother.

[2] He then attended Virginia State University and played on the NCAA Division II Trojans baseball team.

[2] Rapada started in the Chicago Cubs organization pitching for the Single-A Boise Hawks in 2002 and part of the 2003 season.

He was promoted to the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, where he posted a 4.96 earned run average (ERA) and recorded 27 strikeouts over 45+1⁄3 innings pitched, primarily in relief.

[10] On August 30, 2007, Rapada was announced as the player to be named later in the trade between the Tigers and Cubs involving outfielder Craig Monroe.

[17] Rapada was listed as an alternative during the postseason when the Texas Rangers would make it to the World Series for the first time in franchise history.

On January 25, 2011, Rapada was signed by the Baltimore Orioles and invited to spring training to compete for a roster spot.

[21] Rapada signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on February 18, 2012, with an invitation to spring training.

After spending most of the season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, he was added to the Indians' major league roster as a September call-up.

Rapada signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners in April 2014, and was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

[30] After the 2015 season Rapada was hired as a pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants Low-A affiliate Augusta GreenJackets.