Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ready to step up for Blue Jays despite Hall of Fame expectations Globe_Sports
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays grounds out in his first Major League at-bat in the second inning during MLB game action against the Oakland Athletics at Rogers Centre.There was nothing out of the ordinary about the locker, stationed about halfway down one of the walls of the Toronto Blue Jays’ expansive clubhouse.
The 20-year-old, who made his major-league debut at Rogers Centre on Friday night, has created a sensation rarely witnessed in Toronto. The Blue Jays are hoping that this barrel-chested youngster with the dyed-blond dreadlocks and the easy, wide smile can live up to the incredible hype that has followed him onto the big-league stage.
When he stepped into the batter’s box, every eye was glued on the kid whose prodigious swing has terrorized minor-league pitchers the past two years as his persona and legend started to grow.Guerrero’s batting practice was even streamed live on television, and among the interested observers watching intently from behind the batting cage was Vladimir Guerrero Sr., the proud father who first brought baseball recognition to the family.
As a tribute to his father, Guerrero arrived at Rogers Centre on Friday outfitted in an Expos jersey with his dad’s now-famous No. 27 across the back. It is also the number that Guerrero will wear as he embarks on his own baseball journey with the Blue Jays. On Friday night, he played third base and batted fifth.
The Blue Jays said Wednesday that Guerrero, who was batting .367 with three home runs in eight games at triple-A Buffalo, would be called up to Toronto. Guerrero was sharpening his game as he recovered from an oblique injury suffered in Florida during spring training.
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