BRIGHTON, N.Y. — As the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, the Brighton community continues to show support for Brighton native Ernie Clement.
Game one of the World Series took place Friday night, with the Blue Jays beating the Dodgers 11-4.
Before the game Friday, Clement sent a message to the Brighton Central School District, who wore Blue Jays gear to school to show support.
Today was Brighton Blue (Jay) Friday and everyone was encouraged to wear Toronto Blue Jays gear to celebrate Brighton graduate Ernie Clement (‘14) reaching the World Series!
Ernie sent a message to the entire @brightoncsd community
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— Brighton Bruins Athletics (@brightonbruins) October 24, 2025
“You’re all the best, I love everybody back home and the support just means the world to me,” said Clement in the video posted to social media.
Ahead of the World Series, Superintendent Kevin McGowan, and one of Clement’s former teachers, Sue Martin, shared their excitement in a social media post.
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Brighton School District students and staff aren’t the only ones celebrating Clement. On Friday, Donuts Delite shared on Facebook that they had specialty doughnuts with Clement’s face on them.
Game two of the World Series is set to take place at 8 p.m. Saturday in Toronto. On Facebook, Sheffield Tavern in Brighton posted they will be hosting a watch party during game two to show support for Clement.
Sheffield also said they will be hosting a watch party for game four of the World Series on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
See live updates from the game here, and tune into News10NBC at 11 p.m. for highlights.
News10NBC’s Ian Mills previously spoke with Clement before his World Series run. Watch the interview with him below.
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