The majority of major league players look forward to free agency, as it is the only time in which they can see their monetary value and negotiate with the 30 teams of the Major League Baseball. However, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.he preferred to renew with the Toronto Blue Jays. “If God blesses you, you have to take that blessing,” he said smiling for Las Américas Diario after having renewed with the Canadian team for 14 years and $ 500 million at the beginning of the month.
The world of baseball He was shocked after the also Dominican Juan Soto agreed in February the most millionaire contract in the history of sports. He signed for 15 years and $ 765 million, which can end up being more than $ 800 per incentives.
Guerrero Jr. said establishing other priorities before money not to have to wait until after the World Series to know if it was in Toronto or had to change air.
“My family, when you have your family who wants to stay in a city and you feel good in that team, you don’t have to look for anything more. For me, money is not worth more than comfort. My family feels comfortable, I’ve been there all my life there and I will end there,” he continued. “If I tell you that I thought about free agency, because in baseball one has to be healthy and you don’t know what can happen to you in a season.”
To fulfill the promise
The powerful player, who accumulates 161 home runs in seven years of career in the elderly, every year he draws as a goal to play in the playoffs and look for the world series ring that his father could not get, the Hall of Fame, Vladimir Guerrero.
The intentions of JR. They have been frustrated three times and limited to six games. But it is something he says he works every day.
“My goal every year is to try to go to the playoffs and win. The one who knows my father knows that he played 16 years and never won a world series and I promised him that the day he would beat me a world series ring I will give it to him. Every day I go out to give everything for everything so that this goal can be achieved,” he said.
Very early
Next year the sixth edition of the World Classic will be played and the subject has already taken importance, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. prefers to leave the thoughts about this event for later
“If I tell you that I am thinking about the classic I lie to you. We have to think about the season and when we finish, we think about that. We must ask God health, that I will be there and I know that we will have a good team to compete,” he said.
