Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s Home Run Race, All-Star Dad, and Clutch Abuela

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is in the midst of a season unlike any his family has ever seen, and that’s saying a lot. Vlady just hit more single-season home runs with the Toronto Blue Jays than his all-star father, Canada baseball hero Vlad Sr., ever did. Now Vlad Jr. has the Triple Crown in his sights. Plus he’s led his Blue Jays to the cusp of the postseason, as they return to Toronto after Covid exile in Buffalo, New York. Devin Gordon tells us how Vlady went from Canada’s golden son to quietly becoming his own legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hooks it down, the left field line.
0:07.0	Gone!
0:08.0	There it is right there.
0:13.0	Step aside, Vlad Sr. Junior with number 45.
0:30.0	That's the sound of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
0:36.1	Hitting more home runs in a single season than his legendary Hall of Fame father ever did.
0:42.0	And with the Blue Jays finally back home in Toronto and Toronto suddenly on the verge of the postseason, Vlad Jr. now has the home run race and the triple crown in his grasp.
0:49.4	So today, we trace the trajectory of a toddler who captured the heart of Canada and has been
0:56.0	quietly writing a legend of his own.
1:00.9	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, September 15th. This is ESPN Daily.
1:20.6	So Devin Gordon, I bring you on today because I think I need to apologize to the Toronto Blue Jays.
1:21.6	Is that where we are now?
1:22.8	Is that the life that I live as a Yankees fan?
1:25.1	Is that what I have to do here with you?
1:26.7	You mean for ignoring them and letting them sneak up on you like a monster for five months
1:32.3	only to devour you right when you thought you had finally turned your season around?
1:35.7	Yeah, you should apologize.
1:37.0	There was a 13-game winning streak that we the New York Yankees had.
1:41.2	And then, yes, the monster from up north, from this state, actually,
1:46.6	from Buffalo for a lot of that, as we'll get to, yes, they somehow, I mean, just explain to the people,
1:52.6	Devin, who may have been sleeping as this beast has crept up and snuck inside their tent.
1:58.8	Explain what's happening here with the Blue Jays. Where are we?
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