One of the Yankees’ most contested individual rivals may be open to playing in New York.
When speaking Monday with Spanish outlet Virus Deportivo before the Blue Jays’ game against the Red Sox in Boston, Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. seemed more receptive to donning pinstripes if traded to the Yankees after saying in 2022“I’m a worker. I’m a professional,” Guerrero said when asked if he’d play for the Yankees if traded there. “I go out on the field to play.”I will do my job and try to help that team or any team to win.
“I talked with my dad; I talked with my family. Sometimes you say things that, it’s not like that,” Guerrero said. “I didn’t hold back what I said about the Yankees. But what I say is that the organization understands me. “I’m a player that the , that they need me with, or if they do something, it’s because they need me, obviously. I’ll be happy to help any team.”Early look at stars that could become targets ahead of MLB trade deadlineGetty ImagesGuerrero has enjoyed a resurgent 2024 season, posting a 131 weighted runs created plus — 100 is considered league average — with 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and a .368 on-base percentage with 1.3 wins above replacement , which is tied for fifth on the team.
However, the Blue Jays have underwhelmed in a big way, sitting just 35-43 — last place in the division and 7.5 games back of the final AL wild-card spot — after dropping their seventh straight game Monday. Speculation has raged about which pieces Toronto may ship before the July 30 trade deadline, and Guerrero’s name has continued to pop up for teams in search of hitting.The 25-year-old is under team control through the 2025 season, and with Toronto in poor position to contend for both 2024 and beyond, Guerrero’s tenure with his hometown team may be reaching its expiration date.
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