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Blue Jays: How Ernie Clement stacks up against other nominees up for the utility Gold Glove
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Ryley Delaney
Oct 28, 2025, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 28, 2025, 07:00 EDT
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Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement has been nominated for two Gold Gloves this season.
A few days ago, we took a look at how he stacked up against other third basemen for the American League Gold Glove for the hot corner. Well, he’s also up for the utility Gold Glove in the American League, with Mauricio Dubón of the Houston Astros and Daniel Schneeemann of the Cleveland Guardians being his competition.
Let’s take a look at how Clement stacks up against the competition!

Clement’s stats

There’s a reason why Clement has been nominated for the third base Gold Glove award for the second consecutive season. In 603 innings at the hot corner, Clement accumulated 11 Defensive Runs Saved, 6 Outs Above Average, and 4 Fielding Run Value. While he probably won’t win the Gold Glove at third base, he’s a strong candidate to win the utility Gold Glove award.
Clement also had terrific numbers at second base. In just 423.1 innings at the keystone, Clement had 10 DRS, 5 OAA, and 4 FRV. He didn’t play much shortstop, just 170 innings, but he was able to accumulate 2 OAA and 1 FRV, as well as 0 DRS. Clement played even fewer innings at first base, finishing with 1 DRS and 0 OAA in 69 innings at the position.
As a whole, Clement finished the season with 22 DRS, 14 OAA, and 10 FRV. Clement’s DRS was tied for first in the league alongside Steven Kwan, his OAA was tied for 12th, and his FRV was tied for 22nd.
That said, how did Dubón and Schneemann rank?

Dubón and Schneemann’s stats

Dubón is also a strong contender to win the Gold Glove, as he played all over the place. In 2025, the Astros’ utility player played 13 innings at first, 318 innings at second, 141 innings at third, 206.1 innings at short, 175.1 innings in left field, 89 innings in centre field, and 18 innings in right field.
His best positions were second base, shortstop, and left field. At second base, he had 5 DRS, 8 OAA, and 7 FRV. At shortstop, he finished with -1 DRS, but 8 OAA and 6 FRV. In left field, Dubón finished with 6 DRS, 0 OAA, and 1 FRV.
Dubón finished with 14 DRS, 20 OAA, and 17 FRV. His 14 DRS was good enough for seventh, but he ranked sixth in OAA and seventh in FRV. He’s certainly a contender for the award.
As for Schneemann, he played a whole lot of positions but didn’t really excel at any. The Cleveland Guardian played 514.2 innings at second base, 141.1 innings at third base, 54 innings at shortstop, 30 innings in left field, 134.1 innings in centre field, and 59 innings in right field.
Schneemann was solid at second base, finishing the season with 3 DRS, 5 OAA, and 5 FRV, easily his position. That said, he ranked tied for 56th in DRS with eight, tied for 28th in OAA with eight, and tied for 30th in FRV with, you guessed it, eight.
Realistically, it should be between Clement and Dubón.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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