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What happened to Ernie Clement? Why Blue Jays' 2B is dealing with injury scare

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This looked quite painful.

What happened to Ernie Clement? Why Blue Jays' 2B is dealing with injury scare originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

Ernie Clement had a painful Saturday afternoon in Chicago. Batting in the top of the eighth inning, Clement injured himself, and there was a question of whether he'd stay in the game. He chose not to leave, but it didn't look like he was feeling great.

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The ball went straight down onto the top of his foot, a direct hit from bat to foot. Clement went down and had a tough time moving around. The Blue Jays' training staff came out with manager John Schneider to check on Clement.