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Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins second AL Silver Slugger award
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins second AL Silver Slugger award

Toronto Blue Jays hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was named a Silver Slugger for American League first basemen, it was announced Tuesday.

Guerrero Jr. won the award for the second time in his young career after hitting .323 with 30 home runs and 103 RBIs.

Montreal, Que. The native finished first among AL first basemen in batting average, on-base percentage (.396), slugging percentage (.544), runs scored (98) and RBI.

Guerrero Jr. was the lone bright spot on the Blue Jays’ roster for most of the season, as the team finished 23rd in runs scored and in the bottom half of all major hitter categories.

Guerrero Jr. joins Teoscar Hernández (2020-21), Josh Donaldson (2015-16), Jose Bautista (2010-11), Carlos Delgado (1999, 2000, 2003), Joe Carter (1991-92) and George Bell (1985-87) as the only players in Blue Jays history to winning multiple Silver Slugger awards.

The 25-year-old set the league on fire in 2021, when he finished second in AL MVP voting after hitting a league-leading 48 home runs, but he’s struggled to replicate those numbers over the past two recent seasons.

Now on the eve of free agency, Guerrero Jr. proved to the Blue Jays and the league that he is still a force at the plate.