MLB Makes Ernie Clement Announcement Amid 4th Blue Jays Season
MLB put a spotlight on Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement on Thursday.
The 30-year-old utility man is hitting .304 with a .325 on-base percentage and a .464 slugging percentage, the strongest of his career. He leads the American League with 80 hits and doubles with 19, followed by seven home runs and 27 RBIs for a team that has leaned on Clement's production.
A fourth-round pick by Cleveland in the 2017 MLB Draft, Clement has built his reputation with Toronto around contact and durability, rarely striking out and rarely sitting out. His 2026 production is already on pace to clear what he posted in any of his first three seasons with the club.
His offensive contributions earned him a league-wide nod in MLB's "The Long Game" feature with Nutrafol on X, which noted that Clement is on pace for career highs in hits, doubles, home runs, extra-base hits, and total bases through 68 games played this season.
The recognition comes with the Blue Jays third in the AL East at 33-36, trailing the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees, with 93 games still to play. Clement's bat has been one of the few steady pieces for a team sitting below .500, and his name has entered early All-Star conversations ahead of the game in Philadelphia.
Ernie Clement is on his game this season #LongGameMoments
— MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2026
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If the pace holds, Clement would finish with the most complete offensive season of his career. It would also hand Toronto a bright spot in a year that has been short on them.
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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM.