Tag: Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero has another son who was just signed by an MLB team

Another son of Vladimir Guerrero is part of the MLB. 17-year-old Vladi Miguel Guerrero signed a deal with the New York Mets.

The MLB has been put on notice: Vladimir Guerrero has another son who just signed with the New York Mets.

Vladi Miguel Guerrero, the 17-year-old son of the Hall of Famer, signed a contract during the international signing period on Monday that includes a $117,000 signing bonus and a $60,000 scholarship bonus, according to Z101 Digital reporter Héctor Gómez. He is one of 20 players the Mets plan on signing Monday, according to Metsmerized’s Mike Mayer.

Guerrero is not viewed as highly of a prospect as his older brother, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Still, scouts who have spoken with a variety of reporters, including the New York Post’s Joel Sherman and The Athletic’s Will Sammon, praise the Dominican Republic player’s power.

Sammon wrote:

Scouts who have seen Vladi play describe him as a physical left-handed hitter with the potential to hit in the middle of a lineup. They checked off pitch recognition and bat speed as “plus skills,” adding that he possesses raw power that shows up in games, especially with pitches on the inner half of the plate.

Meanwhile, a National League international scout told Sherman that Guerrero is “a very interesting prospect, bat first as there’s plus-impact potential — above-average bat speed with potential plus-raw power as well.”

“More of a power over offensive profile, not as pure a hitter as Vlad Jr. but comes with the same concerns as he’ll have to watch his body and is a fair athlete as well. There’s thunder in those from the left-hand side.”

Even if he’s not the same pure hitter, another powerful Guerrero is not something that MLB pitchers want to hear is coming.

Vladi is not the only Guerrero son in the minors. Outfielder Pablo Guerrero signed a deal with the Texas Rangers in January 2023.

ESPN somehow mistakenly said Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is from Cuba after Home Run Derby win

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a Canadian-Dominican slugger.

Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby but it didn’t come without an awkward hiccup.

After the victory, ESPN’s broadcast produced a lower-third graphic that indicated Guerrero Jr. joined Yoenis Cespedes as the second Cuban-born player to ever win the MLB All-Star Weekend Contest.

The problem, however, is that Guerrero Jr. is not actually from Cuba. Guerrero Jr. was born in Montréal, Quebec in Canada when his father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., played for the Expos. His father is also not from Cuba but from the Dominican Republic.

Guerrero Jr. has a Canadian passport and birth certificate. Growing up, meanwhile, he split his time between Santiago and Don Gregorio in the Dominican Republic and in the United States with his father.

Guerrero Jr. joins his father as well as Sammy Sosa, Miguel Tejada, David Ortiz and Juan Soto as Home Run Derby Champions from the Dominican Republic.

Perhaps what happened is that ESPN loaded up the wrong graphic and was instead prepared for a Randy Arozarena victory. Arozarena, unlike Guerrero Jr., is actually from Cuba.

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9 sweet Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Sr. photos after they’re first father-son duo to win the Home Run Derby

Like father, like son.

How cool is that?

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a Home Run Derby champion in 2023, besting Randy Arozarena in the final round at T-Mobile Park on Monday night.

As many folks noted after the win, he joins former champions including his Hall of Fame dad, Vladimir Guerrero, who grabbed the title in 2007. Do you know who was there in attendance to watch and join him on the field?

Yep, that would be Vlad Jr., as you’ll see below. And Vlad Sr. was the proudest dad on Twitter, which made this whole thing just wonderful.

Check out some photos of the pair over the years below Guerrero Sr.’s tweet:

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Hall of Fame dad was the proudest on Twitter after son’s 3 HR night

“What a night for my boy.”

Vlad Guerrero Jr. is having a stellar start to 2021 after the night he had on Tuesday.

And his Hall of Fame father Vlad Sr. was loving the whole thing on Twitter.

Junior smashed three home runs against the Washington Nationals in a 9-5 win (fun fact: did you know Vlad the Elder didn’t ever do that in his career? So says MLB.com).

What’s even better is Guerrero Sr. was tweeting about his son throughout the night, a proud father gushing about his kid doing amazing things.

Here are the highlights from the amazing performance followed by the tweets from the proud papa:

Love all of it.

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