{"id":266552,"date":"2025-11-02T08:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T08:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/266552\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T08:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T08:20:11","slug":"in-defeat-ernie-clement-sets-mlb-record-for-playoff-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/266552\/","title":{"rendered":"In defeat, Ernie Clement sets MLB record for playoff hits"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO — With three hits in Game 7<\/a> of the World Series on Saturday night, Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> infielder Ernie Clement<\/a> set a major league record with 30 hits in one postseason.<\/p>\n

Clement broke the mark previously held by Randy Arozarena<\/a>, who had 29 hits as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> during the 2020 postseason. Arozarena and the Rays, like the Blue Jays on Saturday night, lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in the World Series.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay played 20 games in four playoff rounds that year after a pandemic-shortened regular season. Toronto played 18 games in three playoff rounds this season.<\/p>\n

Clement singled in the second inning Saturday, singled and scored in the sixth and broke the record with a leadoff double in the eighth that chased Dodgers reliever Emmet Sheehan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clement also extended his hitting streak to 13 games, a Blue Jays postseason record. Toronto catcher Pat Borders had a 12-game hitting streak in 1992.<\/p>\n

Playing in his first postseason, Clement boosted his batting average to .411 after going 3-for-5 in Game 7. He had one home run and nine RBIs in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Clement nearly won the World Series for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the ninth, but his long drive to left-center was caught on the warning track with the bases loaded, sending Game 7 to extra innings with the score tied at 4.<\/p>\n

Clement, 29, was drafted by Cleveland in 2017 but designated for assignment in September 2022. He was claimed by the Athletics later that month but released the following spring before signing a minor league deal with Toronto.<\/p>\n

Clement played in a career-high 157 games during the regular season, appearing at all four infield positions. He hit .277 with 9 home runs and 50 RBIs.<\/p>\n

He set career highs with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs for the Blue Jays in 2024.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.br\/]<\/p>\n

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