Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made MLB history with his 3-HR, 7-RBI performance
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put on a power display vs. the Nationals, blasting three home runs and seven RBIs in the Blue Jays’ 9-5 victory. Even more impressive, he did it against Washington ace, Max Scherzer, who had only given up 1 earned run in 19 innings over his previous three starts.
At 22 years, 42 days old, Guerrero became the youngest player to hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in MLB history along with being the second youngest player over the past 50 seasons to record a 3-HR game. He is the youngest player in franchise history to hit three homers in a game as well as the youngest Blue Jay to record three career grand slams, and the youngest player ever with 3 HR & 7 RBI during a single game. Also of note, his Hall of Fame father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., never recorded three home runs in one outing during his illustrious career.
Vlad Jr. is off to an explosive start since debuting three seasons ago at just 20 years old. He is hitting .360 with a majors-leading seven home runs along with 19 RBIs while sporting an OBP of .484, a .693 SLG, and an OPS of 1.177. He is firmly in the conversation of best young players in the game along with the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr., Ronald Acuna Jr., and Juan Soto to name a few, giving baseball plenty of young superstar talents to take over as the faces of MLB in the near future.
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