Baseball’s history is filled with tales of unwavering loyalty and bitter rivalries. What’s new? The sudden, unexpected openness of a player whose past declarations seemed to leave no room for doubt—Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who has professed his love for Canada and the Blue Jays throughout his impressive professional career. With free agency looming, fans and media are understandably wondering what Guerrero Jr.’s future holds. Will he depart from a city, team, and country that has supported him every step of the way?
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The question of where Guerrero will take his talents is eagerly in the air, while the 25-year-old said, “If I go to free agency, every team, all 30 teams, are going to have the opportunity to sit down with [me], to talk to me.” Although it would take an enormous bag of money to pry Guerrero Jr. away from the Blue Jays, his comments signal that he is indeed interested in hearing what all 30 MLB teams have to say, including the New York Yankees, the team with which his family shares a history of contradictions and conflict.
Guerrero Jr.’s beef with the Yankees is centered on an old score regarding his father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr. In late 2003, when Guerrero Jr. was 3 years old, the Yankees planned to sign the Hall of Famer but backed out at the last minute for Dwight Gooden’s nephew, Gary Sheffield. It was a grudge that legends say the Guerrero family has not let go. “It’s in the past,” Guerrero Jr. said, but insiders rumor the incident still lingers.