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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been a thorn in the side of the New York Yankees since day one, but in the postseason, he took his performance up several notches.
The Toronto Blue Jays slugger hit .529 in their American League Division Series win over their AL East rival, taking his already elite game to a new level.
However, as the Yankees were on the verge of elimination on Wednesday, a fan was filmed throwing a can at a group of people, at least two of whom were wearing Guerrero’s jersey.
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)
The group can be seen shouting towards a fan in the rows behind them before a can flies into the shot. Several people then ran up the stairs, but order seemed to be restored before things got really ugly.
According to Hector Gomez, a longtime Latino baseball writer, the group that had the can thrown at them included members of Guerrero’s family.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a grand slam in the fourth inning during Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Rogers Center. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)
“Fans attacked Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s family members with plastic bottles,” Gomez wrote in her post.
Philadelphia endures a miserable night of sports in the city’s first “triple loss” in more than four decades.
Guerrero has said in the past that he would never play for the Yankees, citing “personal” reasons that “[go] back with my family.”
The Yankees were once thought to be close to drafting his Hall of Famer father before the 2004 season, but instead brought in Gary Sheffield.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts after a single in the third inning against the New York Yankees during game two of the American League Division Series at Rogers Center. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)
The Blue Jays await the winner of Game 5 between the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners to see who they will host Sunday for Game 1 of the ALCS, as the Yankees’ championship drought now stretches to 16 years.
