Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says he’ll participate in Home Run Derby
TORONTO — Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. goes again to the Home Run Derby.
Guerrero stated Thursday he’ll take part within the July 10 occasion at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, his first look since hitting a derby-record 91 residence runs as a rookie in 2019 at Cleveland. He had 40 towards Joc Pederson within the semifinals, then misplaced to the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso within the remaining spherical.
The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero stated his household has been asking him to participate within the derby once more.
Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider will pitch to Guerrero. Schneider, who managed Guerrero at Double-A, was a Blue Jays coach when he pitched to Guerrero on the 2019 derby in Cleveland.
Guerrero has 11 residence runs in 78 video games. He hit his first residence run at residence final Friday towards Oakland.
A two-time All-Star and the MVP of the 2021 recreation in Colorado, Guerrero hit a career-best 48 residence runs in 2021. He had 32 final 12 months.
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