Clay Daniel Buchholz (born August 14, 1984 in Neerland, Texas) is an American baseball starting pitcher with MLB's Boston Red Sox. On September 1, 2007, he threw a no-hitter in his second Major League start, tying him with Wilson Alvarez for the second quickest no-hitter by an MLB pitcher. He is the first Red Sox rookie and 17th Red Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter.