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
Ernie Clement on a tear at High-A Lynchburg
Ernie Clement hit .472 in his high school baseball career at Brighton. In the early going of his time with High-A Lynchburg, he's come close to matching that, hitting .436 through 10 games. That 17-for-39 start is a much smaller sample size than Clement would have finished his time with the Barons with. But the middle infielder, who went to Virginia after … [Read more...] about Ernie Clement on a tear at High-A Lynchburg