Blue Jays' Ernie Clement, Joe Carter paired up in surprising foursome for inaugural MLB Open Golf Tournament
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Toronto Blue Jays' Ernie Clement, Joe Carter paired up with Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith and Andre Ethier in the inaugural Capital One MLB Open golf tournament at Shadow Creek.
Tournament organizers at the Shadow Creek golf club made things interesting when they paired up Blue Jays representatives Ernie Clement and Joe Carter with Dodgers World Series adversaries Will Smith and Andre Ethier.
After Clement teed off Joe Carter immediately pointed out that Ernie has the MLB record for hits in a post-season by yelling out: "30 hits baby!"
Then when it came time for Carter to tee off, he was announced as 'Touch 'em all Joe' and he quickly turned to Will Smith and said: "See Will you don't get that, because yours was on the road baby!"
Carter's not so subtle jab was referring to how Will Smith's game winning homerun in Game 7 of the World Series wasn't a walkoff like Joe's was in the 1992 World Series.
Ernie Clement and Joe Carter tee off at the MLB Open for Team Blue Jays
The Blue Jays are paired with the Dodgers and Joe Carter is throwing jabs on Hole 1
The Blue Jays are paired with the Dodgers and Joe Carter is throwing jabs on Hole 1
Clement fairing well so far in the golf tournament
Ernie Clement has the most hits in a single Postseason in MLB history AND can drill putts on the course (MLB x @CapitalOne)
Clement had an excellent approach shot at Shadow Creek's hole number 4.
Gaining a whole new appreciation for camera men and women that track balls in flight. Anyway here's Ernie Clement's approach on Hole 4
Among the confirmed participants are Hall of Famer John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves), Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies), David Wright (New York Mets), Justin Turner, and Tarik Skubal (Detroit Tigers).
Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers) will serve as a correspondent from the course, providing interviews and commentary throughout the week.
Additional players include David Price, CC Sabathia, Kevin Millar, Riley Adams, Todd Frazier, Kenny Lofton, Dexter Fowler, Justin Upton, Royce Lewis, Nick Swisher, Dallas Keuchel, and Paul Konerko.
For those watching from home, the tournament will air Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT, with extended coverage on Bleacher Report, MLB Network, the MLB app, and @MLB social channels.
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