Yankees fan throws can at Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s family during game: Report
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been a thorn in the New York Yankees’ bullpen since day one, but in the postseason, he has elevated his game several times over.
The Toronto Blue Jays hit a solid .529 in their American League Division Series win over their AL East rival, raising their already elite game to a new level.
However, as the Yankees were on the verge of elimination on Wednesday, a fan was caught on video throwing a can at a group of people, at least two of whom were wearing Guerrero’s jersey.
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the New York Yankees during Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/Imagine Images)
The group can be seen shouting towards a fan in the rows behind them before the can flies into the shot. Several people then walked up the stairs, but order seemed to be restored before things got really ugly.
According to longtime Latino baseball writer Hector Gomez, the group to which the can was thrown included members of the Guerrero family.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a grand slam in the fourth inning during Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre. (Kevin Souza/Imagine Images)
“Fans attacked Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s family members with plastic bottles,” Gomez wrote in his post.
Philadelphia is having a miserable sports night in the city’s first “triple loss” in more than four decades
Guerrero has said in the past that he would never play for the Yankees, citing “personal” reasons that “[go] “I’m back with my family.”
The Yankees were previously thought to be willing to sign his father, a Hall of Famer, before the 2004 season, but they brought in Gary Sheffield instead.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts after a single in the third inning against the New York Yankees during Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre. (Kevin Souza/Imagine Images)
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The Blue Jays await the winner of Game 5 between the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners to find out who they will host in Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday, as the Yankees’ championship drought now extends to 16 years.
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