Ernie Clement admits this wait for his Major League Baseball playoff debut has already lasted way too long.
The Toronto Blue Jays clinched the American League East Division title on Sunday and, in doing so, avoided the wild-card playoff round. But that also means waiting until Saturday to play Game 1 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees.
“It’s too much time off,” the 2014 Brighton High School graduate said. “I’m really ready to go.”
Ernie Banks said, “let’s play two.” Ernie Clement is pretty much saying, let’s just play. Who can blame him? After the season he had, it’s understandable why he’s eager to get a taste of the playoffs.
The 29-year-old Clement hit .277 with 35 doubles (second-most on the Blue Jays), 9 home runs, 50 RBI and 83 runs (third-most). He played in 157 of the 162 games, best on the Jays. That included manager John Schneider writing Clement’s name in the starting lineup 140 times. READ MORE.