Nearly a 12 months and a half in the past, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. mentioned he would by no means signal for certainly one of his group’s arch rivals.
The son of the Hall of Famer mentioned he would by no means strike a deal to play for the New York Yankees, “not even [when I’m] useless.”
A couple of 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 dwelling run in opposition to the Red Sox in the course of the seventh inning at Fenway Park on June 24, 2024, in Boston. (Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
But with the Blue Jays struggling and the commerce deadline looming, evidently the three-time All-Star has had a change of coronary heart.
“I’m a employee, skilled, and I’m going out on the sector and play. … Sometimes you say issues. It’s not that I’m attempting to take again what I mentioned concerning the Yankees, what do I say, I do not maintain again what I mentioned concerning the Yankees, however this can be a enterprise,” Guerrero mentioned to a Spanish-speaking outlet Monday at Fenway Park in Boston. “I sat down and spoke with my dad and my household, and this can be a enterprise. … Like I let you know, I’m a participant, and if a group picks me or in the event that they do one thing, it is as a result of they want it, clearly, and I’ll be joyful to assist any group. But proper now, I’m simply centered on serving to my group 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 dwelling run in the course of the fourth inning in opposition to the Mariners in Seattle on July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)
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It’s not recognized 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 mentioned the Yankees had been the “best” group to play the season prior; New York had received 99 video games and the division.
Meanwhile, in 2022, Alek Manoah as soon as referred to as Gerrit Cole the most important cheater in baseball resulting from his involvement with sticky stuff; Manoah noticed time within the minor leagues final season whereas Cole received the AL Cy Young Award, post-substance crackdown.
The Yanks may actually 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. Those 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 recreation in opposition to the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre in Toronto on May 16, 2023. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
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Despite falling off since his second-place MVP end in 2021, he’s nonetheless hitting .286 with a .796 OPS this season, which might be a large enchancment.
The Jays are 35-43, which is final within the AL East, so maybe they might make a lot of strikes forward of the deadline.
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