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Blue Jays' Ernie Clement gets a tiny bit of Dodgers revenge originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Ernie Clement saw two pitches during the All-Star Game and grounded out on both, but the Toronto Blue Jays' second baseman was saving his shining moment for the defensive side of the ball.
When Andy Pages of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a grounder up the middle in the fifth inning, Clement ranged to his backhand side to snag it.
He then had to leap and throw to first, and the ball got there on the fly and in time for the out to end the frame.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Nick Martinez gave a thankful point out to Clement, as the first-time All-Star pitcher and first-time All-Star infielder came through together.
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Those with solid memories quickly recalled that Pages made an astounding catch in the outfield in Game 7 of the World Series on a ball hit by Clement that, if it hadn't been caught, would've won the World Series.
The stakes obviously weren't quite as high here, but Clement was still asked about that after the game.
"I had to get him back for what he did to us in the World Series," Clement told reporters after the All-Star Game. "It's all love. I have a lot of admiration for the way he plays the game. Pages just seems like such a good dude and he made one of the best plays in postseason history, World Series history, given the circumstances. Just getting him back a little bit. It felt pretty good."
Clement was certainly one of the coolest stories of the All-Star Game, and regardless of who hit that grounder, it had to be special to put his own mark on an American League win.
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