MLB.com reports:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s pregame line of questioning revealed his intentions Tuesday night.
During batting practice, he quizzed Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo about the ground rules for Oracle Park’s right-field wall that distinguished balls hit in play from home runs.
Obviously, power was on Guerrero’s mind. And he established it in awe-inspiring fashion, belting the first two home runs of his Major League career as the Blue Jays thumped the San Francisco Giants, 7-3.
Guerrero’s performance reinforced what the baseball world sensed long before his April 26 debut: This is no ordinary rookie.
At 20 years and 59 days old, Vladito is the youngest player to homer in Blue Jays history. Danny Ainge went deep at 20 years, 77 days old on June 2, 1979. Guerrero also became the third-youngest player in Major League history to hit his first two career home runs in the same game. Only Brian McCall in 1962 (19 years, 248 days) and Manny Machado in 2012 (20 years, 35 days) achieved this more quickly.
Coincidentally, Guerrero returned to the site of one of his father’s greatest slugging feats. It was here at Oracle Park where the elder Guerrero, playing for the Angels, defeated Toronto’s Alex Rios to win the Home Run Derby preceding the 2007 All-Star Game.
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