Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the first key player of the Toronto Blue Jays, added to the number of his hosts and his gifts early and often Wednesday night against the Yankees of New York (GameTracker). Guerrero, who entered the night’s 0.263 / .300 / .421 (102 OPS +) with a home run in his first 20 appearances, put the Blue Jays ahead early with a solo explosion in the first inning. At first, it seemed that he could be limited to a double scored by central striker Aaron Hicks after hitting the wall. The referees then agreed and ruled that Guerrero’s glued ball had cleared the wall before then bouncing off the pitch. Take a look: Hicks and Guerrero would get confused again a period later. That was when Hicks reached a single in the infield. The most notable aspect of Hicks’s base hit was that he accidentally stepped on Guerrero’s bare hand, which he had placed on the foul line to stabilize in order to recover the bounced shot. We will leave you with the picture, but be sure that Guerrero’s hand was stained with blood from Hicks’s grills. He retired to the Blue Jays to seek medical help. Although it would make sense to watch Guerrero leave for the night for an x-ray or stitches or just for a lot of attention, he stayed in the game. Then he did something to prove to everyone that he was in good shape: he hit another house, the second at night and the third in the season. Guerrero’s first home run, Gerrit Cole, traveled 416 feet at 109 mph. His second went 427 feet, again with an output speed of 109 mph. For those wondering – and remember that match statistics are best used in a descriptive rather than predictive way – Guerrero entered the night with a 0.278 / .381 / .333 hit with an extra 21 hits on the plate against Cole. . Guerrero’s damage to the Yankees’ palace was not limited to Cole. He added his third in a row in the eighth inning. That gave Guerrero a 4-for-4 night with three home runs and four RBIs. Exactly like that, it hit 0.391 / .417 / .957 in the season. His dad from the Hall of Fame was watching and approving the huge night. This marked the eighth multiplayer match for a player in 2022, but it was the first three home games of the season. Last season, there were 14 games on three pitches, including one by Guerrero on April 27 against the Nationals.
