The Blue Jays de Toronto do not leave Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Leaving.
Blue Jays struck a 14 -year -old extension with their star, the team officially announced on Wednesday. Ken Rosenthal of athletics reported earlier this week that the agreement is worth $ 500 million and does not include any postponement.
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The agreement is now the second largest in the history of the major league in current value, behind the $ 765 million agreement from Juan Soto with the New York dishes. Shohei Ohtani has signed an agreement of $ 700 million over 10 years with Los Angeles Dodgers, but this agreement contains major reports.
Guerrero, 26, will now be with the Blue Jays until the end of the 2039 season. He will be 40 years old at that time, so this extension could keep him effectively in Toronto for the rest of his MLB career.
Guerrero has been with the Blue Jays from the start, and he didn't want to leave, despite the possibility of hitting a free agency at the end of this season. The team signed him when he was only 16 years old in the Dominican Republic, and he was born in Canada while his father, the temple of fame Vladimir Guerrero Sr., played with the Montreal exhibitions. The young Guerrero was a solid star for the organization since he made his debut in MLB in 2019.
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The all-star quadruple had an average of the stick of .323 with 30 circuits and 103 RBI last season, although the team posted a file of 74-88 and missed the playoffs. Guerrero has an average of the stick of. 286 with four points produced and 10 strokes at nine games so far this season.
Guerrero and the Jays worked on this extension during the offseason, but the two parties exceeded the initial deadline of February to conclude an agreement. Guerrero would have broken the talks with the team before spring training, but did not completely close them. He would have said said he wanted $ 500 million.
With this new affair, it seems that the Blue Jays gave their star exactly what he asked for. Although it was not clear what would have happened if Guerrero had struck the free market, the team clearly did not want to take this chance. Instead, Blue Jays now know that they can build around him for the years to come.
May Guerrero be the man to direct the Blue Jays to their first title World Series since 1993 remains to be seen.
