By BILLY HEYEN Brighton alumnus Ernie Clement will be a part of the Cleveland Indians' 60-man player pool for the start of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season. The former standout at Virginia was named to the "Alternate Training Site" portion of the team after finishing the 2019 season at Triple-A. Players listed at the Alternate Training Site for Cleveland will … [Read more...] about Ernie Clement named to Cleveland’s 60-man player pool for 2020 MLB season
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Adam Scott’s quick rise through low minors sets up bright baseball future
By BILLY HEYEN BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Underneath the NYSEG Stadium concourse on Saturday, avoiding the pouring rain, Adam Scott leaned in to answer a question, as if to impart deeper knowledge. But then, before he got to the punchline, he admitted he was stating the obvious. “There’s a big picture, which is make it to the major leagues,” Scott said. “Obviously everybody would … [Read more...] about Adam Scott’s quick rise through low minors sets up bright baseball future
Brighton’s Ernie Clement makes jokes, hard contact, slick plays for Akron
By BILLY HEYEN BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — On the Fourth of July, Ernie Clement took to Twitter, as he does often, and pointed his phone camera directly at his face. “Hello America, and happy birthday,” Clement started. “It’s an absolutely gorgeous day for baseball, and let me tell you, we are gonna hit absolute bombs tonight. There are gonna be some fireworks and it’s the Ducks’ … [Read more...] about Brighton’s Ernie Clement makes jokes, hard contact, slick plays for Akron
‘Craziest thing ever’: Scott and Clement, former Section V foes, team up at Akron
By BILLY HEYEN BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Adam Scott and Ernie Clement have joked with each other about their concurrent 2014 senior years in recent weeks. Canandaigua’s Scott no-hit Brighton and Clement in one meeting, but Scott recalls Clement turning on his changeup for a double in their other meeting. Most seared into Scott’s mind is the hit he gave up. Clement remembers … [Read more...] about ‘Craziest thing ever’: Scott and Clement, former Section V foes, team up at Akron
Jim Thome speaks on baseball, LeBron, Cooperstown and dreams
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Soon-to-be inducted Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome is in Rochester to receive the Coca-Cola Sports Personality of the Year Award at the 69th annual Day of Champions Children’s Charity dinner. He spoke to the media at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in a press conference on Monday afternoon. Thome hit 612 home runs in his major … [Read more...] about Jim Thome speaks on baseball, LeBron, Cooperstown and dreams