{"id":485918,"date":"2025-10-07T22:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-punishes-the-yankees-again-and-enters-the-history-books-with-toronto\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:16:59","slug":"vladimir-guerrero-jr-punishes-the-yankees-again-and-enters-the-history-books-with-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-punishes-the-yankees-again-and-enters-the-history-books-with-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. punishes the Yankees again and enters the history books with Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>Santo Domingo,<\/strong> Dominican <strong>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong> once again showed why he is one of the most feared hitters in Major League Baseball, by hitting his <strong>third consecutive home run in the Divisional Series<\/strong> against the New York Yankees, guiding the Toronto Blue Jays to the brink of qualifying for the Championship Series.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-estalla-en-octubre-y-los-azulejos-huelen-a-serie-de-campeonato\/\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. explodes in October and the Blue Jays smell a Championship Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe blast came in the <strong>first inning of Game 3<\/strong>, played at <strong>Yankee Stadium<\/strong>, when Guerrero Jr. connected on an <strong>86.3 mph<\/strong> changeup from left-hander <strong>Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/strong>, sending the ball <strong>427 feet<\/strong> into the left-center field stands. The hit, with an <strong>exit velocity of 110.5 mph<\/strong>, produced <strong>two runs<\/strong> and raised his RBI total to <strong>seven<\/strong> in just <strong>10 at-bats<\/strong> in the series.\n\nThe 26-year-old Dominican slugger maintains an impressive offensive line against the Yankees: <strong>.311\/.373\/.560 (OPS of .941)<\/strong> in <strong>104 career games<\/strong>, with <strong>24 home runs, 80 RBIs, and 52 extra-base hits<\/strong>.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VLAD JR. HOME RUNS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASON GAMES MY GOODNESS<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jfOtYTHvXd\">pic.twitter.com\/jfOtYTHvXd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Codify (@CodifyBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CodifyBaseball\/status\/1975721721216049656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nFurthermore, Tuesday&#8217;s home run made him <strong>the first player in Toronto Blue Jays history<\/strong> to hit a home run in <strong>three consecutive postseason games<\/strong>, reaffirming his status as the offensive engine of the Canadian team.\n\nThe rivalry between Guerrero Jr. and the Yankees intensified even more when the New York manager <strong>Aaron Boone<\/strong> decided to <strong>intentionally walk him in the third inning<\/strong>, with first base unoccupied. However, the strategy didn&#8217;t work: Toronto took advantage of the situation to manufacture a <strong>four-run rally<\/strong> and extend their lead to <strong>6-1<\/strong>, heading towards a possible sweep.\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo, Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. once again showed why he is one of the most feared hitters in Major League Baseball, by hitting his third consecutive home run in the Divisional Series against the New York Yankees, guiding the Toronto Blue Jays to the brink of qualifying for the Championship Series. 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