Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after walk-off win vs. Yankees: 'This is my house'
It's Vladdy's world, we're just living in it.
On Monday night, Toronto Blue Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to sink the AL East rival New York Yankees at Rogers Centre.
After he was swarmed by teammates and showered with Gatorade, Guerrero Jr. turned to the crowd and let them know who runs this town.
"This is my house," he said repeatedly, pointing down and beating his chest.
"THIS IS MY HOUSE!"
Vladdy walkoff!!! Jays magic number is 3. pic.twitter.com/t07wMFgBdd— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) September 27, 2022
While Jays fans revelled in their star slugger's latest highlight, Yankees fans could not understand New York manager Aaron Boone's decision not to intentionally walk Guerrero Jr. with first base open and two outs in the inning.
Toronto had chosen to walk AL MVP favourite Aaron Judge — who is one shy of Roger Maris' AL record for home runs in a season — only minutes earlier, which resulted in Tim Mayza forcing Anthony Rizzo into a groundout for the third out.
Would love to hear Boone explain why you’re pitching to Vladdy there. You just saw Toronto avoid Judge..
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) September 27, 2022
Ladies and gentlemen, Aaron Boone, the worst Manager in MLB
— rr (@rr2577) September 27, 2022
Boone can't figure out what to do, even though he saw the opposing Manager do it 5 minutes before.
— rr (@rr2577) September 27, 2022
Guerrero Jr. also scored the tying run in the bottom of the fourth when Teoscar Hernandez drove in two runs on a near grand slam to centre field.
It's *checks watch* TEO TIME! 💪#NextLevel | @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/G2Ncgx5RBo
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 27, 2022
The 23-year-old has 30 home runs and 91 RBIs, while slashing .276/.479/.819 in 153 games this season, falling short of the lofty standards he set a year ago as the AL MVP runner-up.
The Blue Jays will host the AL East-leading Yankees again on Tuesday, looking to tie the season series at nine wins apiece before the final showdown of the regular season between the two on Wednesday.
Toronto is sitting relatively comfortably in the top wild-card spot in the American League, three games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays and 7.5 games back of New York.
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