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Vladimir Guerrero
Vladimir Alvino Guerrero Sr. (born February 9, 1975), is a Dominican former professional baseball player and Hall of Famer, who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played for the Montreal Expos (1996–2003), Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2009), Texas Rangers (2010), and Baltimore Orioles (2011). A nine-time All-Star, Guerrero was widely recognized for his impressive offensive production — regularly hitting for power and average — as well as his defensive range and strong throwing arm. In 2004, he was voted the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). Guerrero helped lead the Angels to five AL West championships between 2004 and 2009 and was voted one of the most feared hitters in baseball in a 2008 poll of all 30 major league managers. Regarded as the game's premier "bad-ball hitter," Guerrero consistently hit balls thrown well outside the strike zone, a skill evident on August 14, 2009, when he hit a pitch after it bounced in front of home plate. With his aggressive batting style, he hit more than 30 home runs (HR) in each of 8 seasons and surpassed 100 runs batted in (RBI) 10 times, though he had just 2 seasons with at least 65 walks. In the first pitch of an at-bat, Guerrero hit 126 home runs, believed to be the most ever, and put 1,780 balls in play. On September 26, 2011, Guerrero surpassed Julio Franco as the all-time MLB leader for hits by a Dominican player. (Adrián Beltré claimed the record from Guerrero in 2014.) He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Contributes homer in comeback

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Twins. Guerrero's second homer in as many games got the Blue Jays within a run in the seventh inning. He extended his hitting streak to 16 contests, and this was his eighth multi-hit effort in that span. The first baseman has gone 27-for-64 (.422) during the streak to lift his slash line to .289/.362/.515 with 23 long balls, 68 RBI, 62 runs scored and four stolen bases through 105 contests this year.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Hitting streak up to 15 games

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Twins. Guerrero's double gave him a 15-game hitting streak, and he added a three-run homer in the eighth inning to cap the Blue Jays' offense for this contest. During the streak, the first baseman has been quite productive, hitting .417 with 10 extra-base hits, four stolen bases, 10 RBI and 14 runs scored. The surge has him up to a .286/.359/.508 slash line through 448 plate appearances, with his slugging percentage at its highest mark since June 19. He's added 22 homers, 66 RBI, 61 runs scored and four steals this year.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Staying busy on basepaths

Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rays. All of a sudden, the 23-year-old slugger is a five-category threat. Guerrero has four steals on the season, and all of them have come in the last seven games. He also extended his hitting streak to 14 games with Wednesday's performance, a stretch in which he's batting .418 (23-for-55) with seven doubles, a homer, seven RBI and 13 runs.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Swipes third bag

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in a 3-1 win Tuesday in Tampa Bay. Guerrero doubled and scored in the first and singled and stole third base in the third. After not stealing a base in his first 96 contests, he's swiped three bags in the last six games. He has a 13-game hitting streak going and has produced a .431/.491/.627 line in 57 plate appearances during the streak.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Notches second stolen base

Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Tigers. Guerrero is now up to two stolen bases on the season, both of which have come within the past week. Since the beginning of July, Guerrero has left the yard just three times, but he hasn't been too much of a disappointment for fantasy managers, considering he's hitting .340 with 16 runs and 16 RBI in addition to two steals on the month. Guerrero will be in the lineup once again for Sunday's series finale with Detroit, manning first base and batting second.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Notches first steal

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Cardinals. Guerrero extended his hitting streak to eight games, and he also picked up his first steal of the season after a fourth-inning single. During the hot stretch, he's hitting .457 (16-for-35) with a homer and four doubles. The superstar slugger is up to a .282/.353/.499 slash line with 21 long balls, 62 RBI, 56 runs scored and 18 doubles in 97 contests this year.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Launches two-run homer

Guerrero went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals. Guerrero took Andre Pallante deep for a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning, scoring teammate George Springer. The homer was his 21st of the year and third in the month of July. Guerrero now owns a seven-game hit streak, batting .452 with a home run, three doubles, six RBI and eight runs over that stretch. On the season, the 23-year-old is batting .279 with 21 homers, 62 RBI and 55 runs over 369 at-bats in 96 games.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Four-hit performance

Guerrero went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's victory over Boston. Guerrero scored on a Cavan Biggio single in the first inning, then sent Raimel Tapia home on a single of his own in the fifth inning. This was the first baseman's fourth multi-hit performance in his last six games, raising his batting average from .268 to .280 during that span. Guerrero has an impressive .341 batting average for the month, but he has just two home runs in July after hitting nine in June.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Three-hit day

Guerrero went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in a 6-5 extra-inning win over the Royals on Saturday. Guerrero came up big with the Blue Jays down two runs in the bottom of the 10th by doubling in George Springer from second and then racing in to score on a Raimel Tapia single to tie the game. The three-hit performance for Guerrero lifted his average to a healthy .268 on the season to go along with 20 home runs. The 23-year-old's numbers are still down from his incredible breakout season last year, but he is just a second-half hot streak away from his stat line looking elite.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers, drives in two in win

Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Wednesday's victory over the Phillies. Guerrero launched a solo shot off Zack Wheeler in the bottom of the fourth inning before later adding another RBI on a sacrifice fly in the following frame. The first baseman has now gone deep 20 times this year, and Wednesday's long ball ended a nine-game homer-less stretch. Guerrero has produced a .288 average with two round trippers, 10 RBI and five runs over 52 at-bats in July.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Receives rare day off

Guerrero is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Oakland. Guerrero started the past 34 games and will step out of the lineup Tuesday for only the third time all season. He's riding a five-game hit streak during which he's gone 7-for-22 with a home run, three doubles, seven RBI and seven runs. It's likely just a maintenance day for the young slugger. Cavan Biggio will shift to first base while Santiago Espinal starts at the keystone.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Knocks three hits

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Rays. Guerrero knocked an RBI single in the third inning before adding an RBI double in the ninth. He went 3-for-22 over his previous five games since his last multi-hit effort June 28. The star slugger still owns a mildly disappointing .267/.353/.497 slash line with 31 extra-base hits and 53 RBI through 79 games. On the bright side, Guerrero posted a .938 OPS with nine homers in June.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: On base three times in loss

Guerrero went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Brewers. The 23-year-old appears to have found his form after what, by his standards, was a sluggish start to the season. Guerrero has reached base safely in 15 of his last 16 games, slashing .349/.446/.603 over that stretch with four doubles, four homers, 12 RBI and 14 runs.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Reaches base four times

Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and two walks in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Yankees. Guerrero set the tone for Sunday's offensive outburst with his two-run shot off of Luis Severino in the first inning. He would reach base three more times and score another run in the seventh. Over his last 10 games, Guerrero is 16-for-41 (.390) with four homers and five multi-hit performances. After a poor May (.681 OPS in 26 games), the 23-year-old has brought his slash line back to .267/.355/.510 through 279 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Four hits including game-winner

Guerrero went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Orioles. Guerrero hit a solo shot in the fifth inning and a walkoff single in the 10th to account for the Blue Jays' last two runs in the game. This was the first baseman's fourth multi-hit effort in his six-game hitting streak, a span that's seen him go 13-for-27 (.481) with three long balls, eight RBI and eight runs scored. The hot stretch has his season slash line up to .271/.355/.511 with 16 homers, 39 RBI, 34 runs scored and seven doubles through 61 contests. His .866 OPS is his highest mark since May 11.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers in blowout win

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 11-1 win over the Orioles. Guerrero supplied RBI singles in the third and fifth innings before going yard on a solo shot in the eighth. It was his third multi-hit effort in his last four games as he continues to show signs of breaking out of his early May slump. Eight of his 15 homers this season have come in his last 18 contests. The first baseman has added a .258/.341/.493 slash line with 37 RBI, 31 runs scored and seven doubles across 252 plate appearances for the season as he rounds back into something resembling All-Star form.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Belts 14th homer

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Tigers. The young slugger got the Blue Jays on the board in the fourth inning by taking Tarik Skubal deep. Guerrero's numbers in 2022 have been disappointing compared to his sky-high preseason expectations, but he's at least found his power stroke in June, slashing .255/.314/.617 through 11 games on the month with five of his 14 homers on the year.
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Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Two-run double in win

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Tigers. Guerrero's 2022 campaign has arguably been disappointing after nearly winning the MVP award last season. The two-hit outing on Friday brought the star first baseman's batting average up to just .246. He's shown a little more promise in June, slashing .237/.310/.605 with four home runs, eight RBI and eight runs scored in nine games this month, including two multi-hit games and six games with extra-base hits.
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