Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the seventh Dominican winner of the Championship Series MVP

The Dominican’s performance against Seattle made him the absolute winner of the Most Valuable Player award.

Toronto Blue Jays is the champion of the American League for the first time in 32 years and once the team made the final out, there was no doubt that the Most Valuable Player would fall into the hands of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.after his contribution throughout the Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners, which needed seven games to be decided. Expectations came true.

A performance of ten hits in 26 at-bats, which translated into a batting average of .385 with an OPS of 1.330, three home runs, three RBIs and six runs scored, were enough for the first baseman to become the seventh Dominican in history to achieve the award of Most Valuable Player in one Championship Series.

Guerrero Jr. he joined his name to those of Albert Pujols and David Ortizwho won the award in 2004, as well as Placido Polanco (2006), Nelson Cruz (2011), Jeremy Pena (2022) and Ketel Marte (2023).

“It’s become everything I expected, and it’s only going to get better, which is scary“, said George Springer about Guerrero Jr. to MLB.com during the Preview Celebration Blue Jays to the World Series.

“I mean, he’s 26 years old. He’s still learning, adapting to situations, trying to figure things out. But I think the way he handles it, it’s handled with such class, it’s handled with such grace. He is always willing to learn. He’s a guy who literally gives you the shirt off his back. Having a guy like that in the locker room means a lot to us.“he added Springer.

Before the start of the season, Guerrero Jr. signed a $500 million extension with the Blue Jays, the largest contract extension in league history Major Leagues.