Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Makes Blue Jays History With Seventh Home Run Of Postseason

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. crushed his seventh location tally of this year's MLB playoffs connected Tuesday nighttime during Game 4 of nan World Series.

Guerrero deed a 395-foot two-run homer successful nan 3rd inning to put nan Blue Jays up 2–1 complete nan Dodgers. This was a immense infinitesimal for Toronto, and it was besides a immense profession infinitesimal for Guerrero.

With his 7 profession homers, Guerrero officially surpassed Blue Jays legends Joe Carter and José Bautista for nan astir location runs deed successful nan postseason by a Toronto player, per Sarah Langs. Carter and Bautista each had six homers during their postseason careers pinch nan Blue Jays. It took Guerrero 21 profession playoff games to deed this milestone and make franchise history—though each 7 location runs person travel during this playoff run.

There will astatine slightest beryllium 1 much World Series crippled (maybe much if Toronto wins Game 4 to necktie nan series), truthful Guerrero has nan opportunity to proceed adding to his record.

On Monday night, Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk made Blue Jays history by some having astatine slightest 5 location runs successful a azygous postseason for nan first clip successful squad history. This twelvemonth marks nan astir homers nan Blue Jays person deed successful a azygous postseason pinch 25 truthful acold successful 15 games. That full will apt proceed increasing. Will Toronto beryllium capable to triumph its first World Series title since 1993, too?

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