TORONTO — Ernie Clement watched Friday night’s epic Game 5 between the Tigers and Mariners and once the 15-inning affair was over, he stayed by the television to catch the player interviews.

Clement perked up when he noticed his old friend Josh Naylor appear on the screen. Naylor, still on the field after the Mariners celebrated the final out of the four-hour, 58-minute battle, was asked his thoughts on moving on to face his hometown Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series.

The Mississauga, Ont., native responded with the platitude that the Blue Jays were just “another opponent” and a “team we got to beat,” but then mentioned his former Guardians teammates Clement, Myles Straw, Andres Gimenez and Nick Sandlin.

“Those are my boys so I’m happy we’re all there,” Naylor

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