Ernie Clement

Ernie Clement

30-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Clement is a throwback to the era of utility infielders who could also hit and play anywhere on the infield. In 15-game leagues, Clement qualifies at all four spots in the infield while standard 20-game leagues just get third, short and second. Clement shed the utility part of his label by playing in 157 games and showing he could be an asset in the Toronto lineup by scoring runs and hitting for average with some of the best contact in baseball. Only Arraez, Hoerner and Kwan have better contact rates than Clement since the start of the 2024 season (min 1,000 PA.) Clement, however is a two-category fantasy asset with his average and his runs, as long as he stays near the top of the lineup. His defense will likely keep him in the everyday lineup somewhere, but if Toronto does any upgrades to the roster, Clement's spot in the lineup could be pushed to the bottom, which then turns him into a one-category producer. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year, $4.6 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2026.
Extends hit streak with solo homer
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 26, 2026
Clement went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Blue Jays' 8-1 win over the Marlins on Tuesday.
Analysis
Clement got the Blue Jays on the board early with a solo homer off Sandy Alcantara in the second inning. Clement has gone deep in back-to-back games and is now on a nine-game hitting streak. For the season, he is slashing .298/.323/.452 with two steals, five home runs, 20 RBI and 22 runs over 217 plate appearances. Clement leads the American League with 17 doubles while ranking second in hits and seventh in batting average.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
5
1
12
13
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
3
4
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+11%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+45%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .766 396 50 11 35 7 .278 .304 .463
Since 2024vs Right .689 872 104 15 86 13 .273 .303 .386
2026vs Left .698 64 6 2 7 1 .250 .281 .417
2026vs Right .782 164 17 3 13 1 .308 .329 .453
2025vs Left .900 187 28 6 18 2 .326 .351 .549
2025vs Right .622 401 55 3 32 4 .254 .295 .327
2024vs Left .626 145 16 3 10 4 .230 .252 .374
2024vs Right .723 307 32 9 41 8 .278 .300 .424
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2026
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .703 635 69 14 68 7 .273 .299 .404
Since 2024Away .724 633 85 12 53 13 .276 .308 .416
2026Home .808 123 13 4 14 1 .305 .325 .483
2026Away .701 105 10 1 6 1 .277 .305 .396
2025Home .702 285 36 4 33 2 .281 .308 .393
2025Away .721 303 47 5 17 4 .273 .318 .403
2024Home .648 227 20 6 21 4 .247 .273 .374
2024Away .738 225 28 6 30 8 .279 .296 .442
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Stat Review
How does Ernie Clement compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.42
 
BB Rate
3.6%
 
K Rate
8.5%
 
BABIP
.302
 
ISO
.153
 
AVG
.293
 
OBP
.317
 
SLG
.447
 
OPS
.763
 
wOBA
.333
 
Exit Velocity
85.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.4%
 
Barrels/PA
1.8%
 
Expected BA
.264
 
Expected SLG
.356
 
Sprint Speed
23.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
38.5%
 
Line Drive %
19.0%
 
Fly Ball %
42.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Clement has shown an ability to hit minor league pitching, but even that was only recently, as he had a solid season for Triple-A Buffalo around between moving to and from the big league roster. However, Clement left Triple-A in the rearview mirror in 2024 and went on to do something five other active players have done: He had an at-bat/strikeout ratio greater than 10.0 in a season of 450 or more plate appearances. Only David Fletcher, Kevin Newman, Jose Altuve and Luis Arraez (3x!) have that on their resumes. Clement, however, hit more homers than those players, with 12. Let's stay weird; despite all that contact, Clement had a poor .284 OBP because he put too many balls into play. He has dual-eligibility to the left side of the infield, but Bichette's return rules out shortstop, while Clement really is not an everyday player at third base. He is out of options, so he is all but certain to have a roster spot with the Jays. What he does with that roster spot is up to him, but he profiles more as a flexible reserve than he does an everyday corner man.
Clement spent 30 games in the majors in 2023, slashing an impressive .380/.385/.500 across 52 plate appearances, backing up 320 Triple-A plate appearances where he hit .348/.401/.544. The small sample in the majors also came with a .885 OPS as he played well when given an opportunity. Therein lies the problem however, as Clement's chances were few and far between in 2023. Things don't look much better for Clement in 2024 as the signing of Isiah Kiner-Falefa knocks him down the utility man depth chart for the Blue Jays.
Clement, a fourth-round pick by Cleveland in 2017, spent 2020 at the team's alternate site as part of the 60-player pool. His 2019 season at Double-A was underwhelming for a 23-year-old at that level, but Clement did follow that up with a respectable .303/.365/.364 showing in the Arizona Fall League that year. He must have held his own in intrasquad games since Cleveland added him to the 40-man roster in November of 2020. Contact and speed with have to carry Clement since he does not any real power to speak of -- not enough to realistically profile as Francisco Lindor's long-term replacement at shortstop. Chances are, Clement will max out as a utility player. There is nothing wrong with that.
Cleveland selected Clement with the 132nd pick of the 2017 draft. As a freshman with Virginia, Clement was the shortstop when the Cavaliers won the College World Series in 2015. The following summer, he as named the Cape Cod League MVP. Clement's calling card is contact with above average speed but no power. He's known as a heady player with the glove to play shortstop but an arm more befitting the keystone. Clement also played center field in college, adding to the likelihood his long-term future is as a defensive minded utility player, with the ability to get on base and steal some bases. That said, Clement needs to work on technique as the 65 percent success rate recorded in the minors won't cut it at the highest level. Clement should open 2020 with Triple-A Columbus where he played three games to finish the 2020 campaign.
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Goes deep in defeat
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 25, 2026
Clement went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss against the Marlins.
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Swipes bag in win
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 22, 2026
Clement went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, one run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 6-2 win over the Pirates.
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Barrage of XBH in win
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 22, 2026
Clement went 3-for-4 with three doubles in Thursday's win over the Yankees.
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Ready to play Wednesday
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 20, 2026
Clement (illness) will start at second base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
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Dealing with strep throat
3BToronto Blue Jays
Illness
May 19, 2026
Clement has strep throat and is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Clearer path to playing time
3BToronto Blue Jays
January 17, 2026
Clement has a path toward an everyday role at second base in 2026 after Bo Bichette signed a three-year, $126 million contract with the Mets on Friday.
Analysis
Clement was the infield utility man Toronto leaned on during the 2025 season, and he was a key piece to the Blue Jays' run to the World Series. With the Blue Jays signing Kazuma Okamoto to play third base and Bichette leaving for the Mets, Clement's clearest path to playing time in 2026 is at second base while Andres Gimenez and Vladimir Guerrero man shortstop and first base, respectively. Clement is coming off a productive 2025 regular season in which he slashed .277/.313/.398 with six steals, 83 runs, nine home runs and 50 RBI over 588 plate appearances while being named a finalist for the Gold Glove Award.
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