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Toronto Blue Jays Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has excelled in the postseason.
Guerrero Jr., 26, has a .442 batting average, six home runs and 12 RBIs in 51 plate appearances in 11 games. He was named ALCS MVP for his game against Seattle Mariners.
Guerrero now faces the challenge of helping the Blue Jays win four more games and win the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers to bring the championship to Canada. The first game will take place on Friday at 8:00 pm ET at the Rogers Center in Toronto and will air on FOX.
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“I was born here,” Guerrero said through an interpreter, according to MLB.com. “I grew up in the Dominican Republic and from the moment I signed my contract here I knew I would be here my entire career, I knew that somehow I had to make all the fans, the whole country proud of me and my team. And as I always say, my job is to bring the World Series back here to Canada.”
In April, Guerrero signed a 14-year, $500 million contract that cemented him as the face of the franchise. So far, Guerrero has completed his big deal in October.
His six postseason home runs are already tied with Joe Carter and Jose Bautista for the most in franchise history.
The Dodgers and Blue Jays announce their starting lineups for Game 1 of the World Series.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. holds the American League Championship Series MVP trophy as the baseball team celebrates after defeating the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the series in Toronto on Oct. 20, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
“He's the face of the franchise,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said, according to MLB.com. “I remember the conversation, it was me and Max (Scherzer). This was back in April in (my office). We said, “Hey, now you're the standard for this team,” and what that entails, how you should act, how you should talk. He was great. He was just very, very aware of everything that was going on, which is very hard to do when all the attention is on you.”
Guerrero not only struck out, but also showed off his exceptional batting skills this postseason, as he only struck out three times.
The Blue Jays will need their superstar first baseman to perform at his best against the Dodgers' vaunted starting rotation.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates during the fourth inning against the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Center on October 19, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Dodgers The pitching staff, especially their starting pitching, was sensational, allowing just 28 runs in 10 postseason games. The team's elite rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani has carried the load so far.
Snell starts the first game for the Dodgers, and the Blue Jays start rookie Trey Yesavage.
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