Vladimir Guerrero

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Receiving Sunday off

  Rotowire Sep 1, 2024

  Guerrero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins. Guerrero started the previous eight games and will get a day off Sunday after going 14-for-31 (.452 average) with four doubles and a homer during that span. Spencer Horwitz will take over at first base while Davis Schneider receives a turn at designated hitter.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: On base four times Sunday

  Rotowire Aug 26, 2024

  Guerrero went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Angels. The first baseman continues to torment just about every pitcher he faces. Guerrero has recorded at least one extra-base hit in 11 of 21 games in August, slashing .367/.462/.734 over that stretch with nine doubles, a triple, six homers, 15 RBI and 16 runs. His .952 OPS on the season is tied with Rafael Devers for fourth in the American League, behind only Aaron Judge (1.201), Juan Soto (1.035) and Bobby Witt (1.007).

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Hits 27th homer in win

  Rotowire Aug 24, 2024

  Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an RBI double, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Angels. Guerrero bookended the Blue Jays' scoring, hitting an RBI double in the first inning and adding some insurance with a 411-foot homer in the eighth. He has three multi-hit efforts and four long balls over his past 10 games and is slugging .724 in the month of August. The 25-year-old has now exceeded his 2023 home run total with 27 on the year to go along with a .318 average, 83 RBI and 77 runs scored across 559 plate appearances.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Idle Friday

  Rotowire Aug 23, 2024

  Guerrero is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays. Guerrero is out of the starting nine for the first time since the All-Star break, in what appears to be a maintenance day. Guerrero made two starts at third base this week and played DH on Thursday. Addison Barger will bat eighth and handle the hot corner Friday.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Second straight start at third base

  Rotowire Aug 21, 2024

  Guerrero will start at third base and bat third in Wednesday's contest versus the Reds. Guerrero will pick up a second start in a row and the eighth start this season at the hot corner, despite having not previously made any starts at the position since his 2019 rookie campaign. The 25-year-old has already picked up third-base eligibility on some fantasy platforms, and getting to the 20-game threshold before the end of this season would mean he would have eligibility at the position in just about every format heading into 2025.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Clubs 26th homer

  Rotowire Aug 20, 2024

  Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Reds. Getting a partial breather as the DH while batting in his usual No. 3 spot, Guerrero took Julian Aguiar deep in the first inning of the right-hander's first big-league start. The 25-year-old slugger is slashing a massive .355/.437/.742 through 16 games in August with five of his 26 homers on the year, as well as 11 runs and 11 RBI. Guerrero has already matched him home-run total from 2023 in 32 fewer games, and he's firmly on pace to record the third 30-homer campaign of his career.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Stays hot with 25th homer

  Rotowire Aug 15, 2024

  Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Angels. Guerrero drove home Daulton Varsho with a single in the top of the third and later added a two-run homer in the ninth, marking the second game in a row in which he's gone deep. The first baseman has also registered multiple hits in four of his last seven contests and is now batting .426 in August with four homers, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Lifts 24th homer

  Rotowire Aug 14, 2024

  Guerrero went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Angels. Guerrero's massive 22-game hit streak ended Sunday in Toronto's series finale versus Oakland. He's bounced right back, going 3-for-9 with a homer and a double over two games versus the Angels to stay hot at the plate. The slugger is up to 24 homers, 77 RBI, 71 runs scored, 31 doubles, two stolen bases and a .320/.391/.548 slash line through 119 contests this season.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Hit streak reaches 20 games

  Rotowire Aug 9, 2024

  Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, two total runs and four total RBI in a 7-6 win against Baltimore on Thursday. Guerrero knocked in a run with a double in the first inning, belted a two-run homer in the fifth and added an RBI triple in the sixth. He finished a single shy of a cycle and extended his hitting streak to 20 games in the process. The slugger has been absolutely absurd during the streak, slashing .507/.575/1.096 with 10 homers, 22 RBI, 23 runs and an 11:7 BB:K.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers, extends hit streak

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2024

  Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Yankees. Guerrero hit a solo homer in the first inning, singled in the fourth and then doubled and scored a run in the sixth. He is as hot as it gets right now, having extended his hit streak to 16 games with nine homers in that span. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .318 with 22 home runs, 72 RBI and 65 runs scored across 480 plate appearances.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Puts up massive numbers Monday

  Rotowire Jul 30, 2024

  Guerrero went 7-for-10 with two home runs, three doubles, four total runs, five total RBI and one walk across both games of Monday's doubleheader split against the Orioles. Guerrero hit a solo shot in both contests, and he rapped a trio of doubles in the nightcap. He racked up an absurd 16 total bases and collected what for many players would be a solid week's worth of hits in just one day. Guerrero leads MLB with seven long balls, 45 total bases, a 1.125 slugging percentage and a 1.678 OPS since the All-Star break.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Smacks 19th homer

  Rotowire Jul 28, 2024

  Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI on Sunday against the Rangers. Guerrero's blast with one out in the third was his 19th of the season and sixth over the last 10 games, a stretch during which he's collected at least one hit in each contest. Guerrero, who added an RBI sacrifice fly in the first, is batting .472 over his 10-game hitting streak with six homers, three doubles, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: On base four times Friday

  Rotowire Jul 27, 2024

  Guerrero went 1-for-2 with three walks and a run scored in Friday's win over Texas. The Rangers tried to pitch around the one consistent threat in the Toronto lineup, but it didn't help them in the end. Guerrero has hit safely in eight straight games, batting .464 (13-for-28) over that stretch with two doubles, five homers and eight RBI, and he's boosted his slash line on the season to .297/.370/.487 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in 102 contests.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Swats homer, drives in two

  Rotowire Jul 24, 2024

  Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Guerrero plated the Blue Jays' first two runs with an RBI single in the first inning and a solo shot in the third. The first baseman has homered in five of his last six games, adding eight RBI in that span as he looks to make up for a slow start to the year. Overall, he's at a .296/.366/.488 slash line with 18 homers, 62 RBI, 52 runs scored, two stolen bases and 21 doubles through 100 contests in 2024.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers again in loss

  Rotowire Jul 20, 2024

  Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Tigers. Guerrero singled in the first and fourth innings before crushing a two-run homer in the sixth. After cooling down a bit to open July, the first baseman has homered in three consecutive contests while tallying three hits twice. On the season, he is batting .293 with 16 home runs, 59 RBI and 49 runs scored across 423 plate appearances.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Goes yard again

  Rotowire Jul 20, 2024

  Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to the Tigers. He took Jack Flaherty deep in the sixth inning to get the Blue Jays on the board, a 445-foot blast that left Guerrero's bat at 117.5 mph. The first baseman continues to display his impressive power -- since the beginning of June, Guerrero has launched 10 homers in 41 games while slashing .289/.320/.541 with 32 RBI.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers as part of three hit day

  Rotowire Jul 15, 2024

  Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks. After surrendering a 7-0 lead in the fifth, Guerrero swung the momentum back in the Blue Jays direction with a monstrous solo home run to center field in the seventh to put his team back up 8-7 and the score would hold there. The home run was his first this month and his eighth three-hit performance of the year. After a blistering end to June, Guerrero has cooled off a bit in July and is slashing .229/.250/.354 with his one homer, eight RBI and seven runs scored in 50 plate appearances. He'll head into the break slashing .288/.359/.456 and leads the Blue Jays in home runs (14), RBI (55) and runs scored (47) among other batting categories.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Returns to Toronto lineup

  Rotowire Jul 2, 2024

  Guerrero (finger) will start at first base and bat third in Tuesday's game versus the Astros. Guerrero was removed from Sunday's game after being hit in the right hand by a pitch and didn't play Monday due to swelling in the fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday as the Blue Jays continue their series against the Astros.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Wasn't available to pinch hit

  Rotowire Jul 1, 2024

  Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Guerrero (finger) wasn't available to pinch hit Monday versus the Astros after being a late scratch from the lineup, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. Guerrero was initially in Monday's lineup but had to be scratched after he "wasn't comfortable squeezing the bat" pregame, per Schneider. The fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand remain swollen as a result of a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's game against the Yankees. Guerrero will attempt to swing a bat again Tuesday before it's decided whether he can return to the lineup.

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• Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Scratched from lineup

  Rotowire Jul 1, 2024

  Guerrero was scratched from the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros due to right fourth/fifth finger discomfort, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. Guerrero was hit in the right hand by a pitch in the third inning Sunday's 8-1 loss to the Yankees and was ultimately removed from the contest in the bottom of the eighth. While he was initially slated to play Monday in the series opener versus the Astros, some lingering soreness will ultimately prevent him from doing so. X-rays on the hand returned negative, and Guerrero is considered day-to-day. Ernie Clement will enter the lineup as a replacement for Guerrero, manning third base and batting ninth.

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