BY DAN GLICKMAN Brighton graduate and Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement leads the first All-Star Game ballot release for the American League, it was revealed on Monday. The 30-year-old utilityman is well ahead of his competition in the first release of voting so far, with 904,702 votes. In second is the Texas Rangers' Ezequiel Duran, with 287,996. VIEW … [Read more...] about Brighton’s Ernie Clement leads AL second basemen in first All-Star ballot update; former Wing C.J. Abrams leads NL shortstops
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Dylan Crews returns to Rochester, but aims to regain mega-prospect form
BY DAN GLICKMAN Not many people expected Dylan Crews to be back in a Rochester Red Wings uniform on an August day in 2024 when he got his first call-up to the Washington Nationals. And if they did, they likely thought it'd be on a rehab assignment. After all, the outfielder felt like a surefire star right out of the gate: a second-overall pick, a College World Series … [Read more...] about Dylan Crews returns to Rochester, but aims to regain mega-prospect form
PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics
BY DAN GLICKMAN In 1956, Rochester resident Art Tyler made local history when he became the first Rochester-area resident to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. Although born in Utica, he moved to Rochester to work as an engineer at Eastman Kodak between bobsled competitions -- including the four-man bobsled event he won a bronze medal at in the 1956 Winter Olympics in … [Read more...] about PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics
Ernie Clement joins Team USA for World Baseball Classic; Wings alum Byron Buxton also to play
One of Rochester's own will represent the Red, White, and Blue in baseball's premier international tournament- and he'll be playing alongside a Rochester Red Wings alumnus. Brighton High School graduate Ernie Clement of the Toronto Blue Jays has joined Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, it was announced on Tuesday. The selection puts him on a team that already … [Read more...] about Ernie Clement joins Team USA for World Baseball Classic; Wings alum Byron Buxton also to play
Ernie Clement gets $4.6 million contract to avoid arbitration with Toronto Blue Jays
Brighton High School graduate and Toronto Blue Jays utilityman Ernie Clement will be getting a pay increase. Clement, coming off a historic postseason where he set a new playoff record for total hits, was one of several Blue Jays to sign new contracts to avoid arbitration ahead of last Thursday's deadline. The 29-year-old graduate of the University of Virginia will … [Read more...] about Ernie Clement gets $4.6 million contract to avoid arbitration with Toronto Blue Jays