Ernie Clement can’t stop hitting.
The Toronto Blue Jays’ infielder continued his scorching stretch of play in Game 1 of the World Series as the Blue Jays erupted to take a 1-0 series lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Clement was his steady self, knocking two singles.
The second hit was crucial: Clement drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded knock up the middle, just the start before the floodgates opened in Toronto’s nine-run inning.
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In the process, Clement made MLB history.
According to Just Baseball, Clement is the only player in the history of the sport to start a postseason with 20-plus hits and 2-or-fewer strikeouts in the first 12 games of a single playoffs.
That pretty much sums Clement up as a player. He hits the ball, and he doesn’t miss the ball.
It’s a stat that couldn’t have existed a long time ago, when the postseason was only a round or two and players never got to 12 games.
But in these modern times, there have been lots of talented hitters. And still, none of them ever did what Clement has done.
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The Blue Jays have at least three more games, and maybe more. Clement will likely have a chance to set a few more equivalent records.
He’s one of many unsung heroes on this Blue Jays team, and a big part of why they’ve been so successful.
If Clement keeps this up, Toronto will have a great chance of winning it all.
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