With every passing day, Ernie Clement is beginning to look more and more like the one who got away for the Cleveland Guardians.
Clement played 103 games with the Guardians across parts of two seasons before they released him near the end of their 2022 season as a part of their postseason preparation.
That set off a whirlwind 12 months for Clement, who was quickly claimed by the A’s before being cut loose ahead of the 2023 season, where he was claimed by the Blue Jays.
Clement impressed so much in a 29-game cameo for Toronto that season that the team’s front office elected to keep him on the roster all season, which ended up helping the team in a way no one could have seen coming.