Video: Vlad Guerrero Jr. Crushes 1st Career Major League Home Run vs. Giants
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left no doubt his first career MLB home run would clear the fence once it left his bat.
The 20-year-old phenom crushed a 438-foot moonshot to dead center field off San Francisco Giants right-hander Nick Vincent to give the Jays an early 1-0 lead Tuesday:
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Guerrero, who was MLB Pipeline's No. 1 prospect in 2018 and 2019, received a perfect 80 hitting grade from the site.
That's hard to argue given the Montreal native's minor league stats: He tallied a 1.073 OPS last season and had three home runs and nine RBI in 12 games this year before Toronto promoted him.
The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero has struggled to start his MLB campaign, with just nine hits in his first 47 at-bats heading into Tuesday. However, that slump figures to be ancient history soon, and the home run may signal a rookie-season breakthrough.
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