World Series, Ernie Clement and Blue Jays
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As the ball soared toward the left-field wall at Rogers Centre in the wee hours of Saturday night, my heart raced.
Ernie Clement, a Brighton native and infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, delivered an outstanding performance in the 2025 MLB postseason. Clement batted .411, the highest average among batters with at least 30 at-bats,
The Toronto Blue Jay player and former Section V star would have become the first player from the Rochester area to be honored with the award.
Ernie Clement made baseball history by becoming the first player to record 30 hits in a single postseason, achieving this feat in Game 7 of the World Series. His .400 average and clutch performances have cemented him as the breakout star of the Fall Classic,
Long before Ernie Clement was a major story of Major League Baseball’s postseason, he was a kid at Diamond Pro in East Rochester.“I started hitting with Matt Dryer when I was, I think, a sophomore in high school,