Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke his bat with the power of a thousand suns after another strikeout against the New York Yankees.
Vladdy is one of the best, if not the best, player in MLB for a reason. The kid is not used to struggling in general. Even one at-bat wasted is too many.
Against the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon, Vlad Jr. struck out with his team facing an early 3-1 deficit. The end response was not a positive one from the Toronto baseball star.
Matt Blake gazes in the background at Vlad Jr breaking hit bat as he continues to watch the pitching staff he's built torment the league pic.twitter.com/HXPII9vrhM
— gabe (@PlayoffTanaka_) May 11, 2022
Such a bat snap would make Bo Jackson — the strongest baseball player many of us have ever seen — jealous.
Alright…Bo’s might be a little more intense. The man was walking down the first-base line and broke the bat over his helmet! That will never happen again, nor should it.
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This is nothing against King, he’s just a mere mortal. Guerrero Jr. is a baseball god. There is a difference.
The smart money is on Vladdy breaking out of his mini-slump quite soon.
Meanwhile, the Yankees took an early advantage thanks to five RBIs from Gleyber Torres, including a short porch home run. That should help with Vlad Jr.’s rage, if he hasn’t already turned into the Incredible Hulk.