Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | |
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Toronto Blue Jays – No. 27 | |
First baseman | |
Born: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | March 16, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 2019, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .288 |
Hits | 905 |
Home runs | 160 |
Runs batted in | 507 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Vladimir Guerrero Ramos Jr. (born March 16, 1999) is a Canadian-Dominican professional baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in April 2019, and he bats and throws right-handed. He is the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero.
Born in Montreal, Guerrero was signed by the Blue Jays as an international free agent in 2015. In 2018, he was named Minor League Player of the Year by both Baseball America and USA Today after batting .381 with 20 home runs and 78 runs batted in (RBI) with 38 strikeouts in 95 games. In 2021, he led the major leagues in home runs (48, tied), runs scored (123), and total bases (363). He was voted to the AL All-Star roster in 2021, during which he was voted MVP, the youngest to do so in All-Star Game history,[1] while also finishing second in AL MVP votes for the season.[2]
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