After World Series loss, what’s next for the Toronto Blue Jays?

Following the Toronto Blue Jays' heartbreaking Game 7 loss, some of the players are set to become free agents in the off-season, so what's next for the team.

Ernie Clement leaned back against a table in the centre of the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse, listening to a reporter’s question about what’s next for his team after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series.

Clement, the breakout star of the post-season, reached behind his own back and grabbed a can that had been strategically hidden from the view of TV cameras.

“I think I’m gonna finish this beer. I’m gonna finish this beer. I’m gonna enjoy one last night hanging with everybody,” said the 29-year-old, gesturing to his teammates around the room. “Yeah, I just want to soak it in with these guys. I can’t emphasize it enough, I just love this group.

“It was literally every single person in the organization who just made this year so awesome.”

All-star shortstop Bo Bichette was even more succinct about what was next after Toronto’s third World Series appearance came to a disappointing end.

“I go to sleep, I wake up, I pack up, and I go home, and that’s what happens the next couple days,” said Bichette.

And certainly, rest and recovery are needed. Both Clement and Bichette played hurt in the World Series against the Dodgers.

Clement had a hairline fracture in his left middle finger and Bichette missed most of September and the first two rounds of the post-season with a sprained left knee that he deadpanned hurt “a little bit.”