Almost a yr and a half in the past, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stated he would by no means signal for one in every of his crew’s arch rivals.
The son of the Corridor of Famer stated he would by no means strike a deal to play for the New York Yankees, “not even [when I’m] useless.”
Just a few months later, he reiterated his stance, saying it was “a private factor” that “goes again with my household.”
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays runs the bases after hitting a three-run residence run in opposition to the Crimson Sox in the course of the seventh inning at Fenway Park on June 24, 2024, in Boston. (Brian Fluharty/Getty Photographs)
However with the Blue Jays struggling and the commerce deadline looming, plainly the three-time All-Star has had a change of coronary heart.
“I am a employee, skilled, and I’m going out on the sector and play. … Typically you say issues. It is not that I’m attempting to take again what I stated in regards to the Yankees, what do I say, I do not maintain again what I stated in regards to the Yankees, however it is a enterprise,” Guerrero stated to a Spanish-speaking outlet Monday at Fenway Park in Boston. “I sat down and spoke with my dad and my household, and it is a enterprise. … Like I let you know, I am a participant, and if a crew picks me or in the event that they do one thing, it is as a result of they want it, clearly, and I will be completely satisfied to assist any crew. However proper now, I am simply targeted on serving to my crew attempt to get out of this unhealthy streak.”
Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run residence run in the course of the fourth inning in opposition to the Mariners in Seattle on July 23, 2023. (AP Picture/Caean Couto)
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It is not identified what occasion Vlad Jr. was referencing about his “household,” but it surely appears considerably apparent it has to do along with his father, who performed for the Expos, Angels, Rangers and Orioles.
Guerrero and different members of the Jays have a transparent disdain for the Yanks. At a fan fest forward of the 2023 season, Guerrero stated the Yankees had been the “best” crew to play the season prior; New York had gained 99 video games and the division.
In the meantime, in 2022, Alek Manoah as soon as known as Gerrit Cole the most important cheater in baseball attributable to his involvement with sticky stuff; Manoah noticed time within the minor leagues final season whereas Cole gained the AL Cy Younger Award, post-substance crackdown.
The Yanks may definitely use a man like Guerrero. Yankees first basemen have mixed to hit .236 with a .644 OPS, the latter of which is the sixth-worst mark in baseball. These numbers embody Anthony Rizzo, who struggled earlier than happening with a damaged arm.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays factors to followers previous to a sport in opposition to the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Could 16, 2023. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Photographs)
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Regardless of falling off since his second-place MVP end in 2021, he’s nonetheless hitting .286 with a .796 OPS this season, which might be an enormous enchancment.
The Jays are 35-43, which is final within the AL East, so maybe they may make plenty of strikes forward of the deadline.
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