Report: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches 14-year, $500 million extension with Blue Jays
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got his deal, and should now be able to stick with the Blue Jays for the rest of his career.
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The Toronto Blue Jays aren’t letting Vladimir Guerrero Jr. go.
The Blue Jays struck a massive 14-year, $500 million deal with their star on Sunday night, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. The deal doesn’t include any deferrals.
The deal is now the second-largest in major-league history in present value, behind only Juan Soto's $765 million deal with the New York Mets. Shohei Ohtani struck a 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that deal has significant deferrals.
Guerrero has been with the Blue Jays since the beginning, and he's not wanted to leave despite the possibility of him hitting free agency after this season. The team signed him when he was just 16 years old out of the Dominican Republic, and he was born in Canada when his dad, Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero Sr., was playing with the Montreal Expos.
Guerrero started out this season without a contract extension in place, and went past their initial February deadline to get that done. Guerrero Jr. had reportedly made it clear he wanted a $500 million deal in present value, too, so it appears that the team gave him his wish after all.
Guerrero, 26, will now be with the Blue Jays through the end of the 2039 season, when he'll be 40. Effectively, the extension should keep Guerrero in Toronto now for the rest of his MLB career.
The four-time All-Star holds a .286 batting average with four RBIs and 10 hits through nine games so far this season.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
