The Angels have been listed as the moneyline favorite just two other times so far this season, and they won both of the games. Los Angeles is second in baseball with 34 home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.
The Blue Jays used Nathan Lukes in the two-hole for much of 2025, and that strategy worked well until the World Series, where his OPS sank to .457 against the Dodgers' elite pitching staff. Would that exceptionally tight series have unfolded differently had Guerrero been up instead in a few of those crucial spots? George Springer will presumably bat leadoff again for the Blue Jays in 2026, especially if Bo Bichette doesn't return this winter.
A couple of Toronto Blue Jays have taken to social media in an attempt to try and recruit a superstar to come north. First, Myles Straw sent Tucker a funny message about baby sitting his child, after Tucker and his wife announced they were expecting. Now, it's Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s turn to get the rumor mill rolling again after he posted on Tucker's feed a few days ago. The post, an emoji and not an actual message, was more than enough to cause some excitement.
From his manerisms on the field to his bat flip in the postseason, Guerrero takes home the award after inking the largest contract in franchise history at 14 years and $500 million earlier this season. Every time he stepped on the field, he was providing energy, and the MLB commented on the award for Guerrero that he "shined both on and off the field this season".
The 2025 World Series has been a showcase to the world of just how good V ladimir Guerrero Jr. is and why he was worth every penny of that mega $500 million contract - which technically doesn't kick in until next season. What Guerrero Jr. has done this postseason is nothing short of spectacular and right from Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees,
This is a brutal October for the Angels, and not just because they are defendants before a jury that must determine whether the team is guilty of negligence or ignorance that contributed to the death of one of its players. On the field, baseball's longest postseason drought extended to 11 years. They just hired their fourth manager in five years and gave him a one-year contract, which makes him a lame duck before he ever manages a game.
It was a great rebound season for Bichette after a disastrous 2024. In 628 plate appearances, Bichette slashed .311/.357/.483 with 18 home runs for a 134 wRC+, the best mark of his career. His 181 hits finished second in the league, with only Bobby Witt Jr.'s 184 hits surpassing his total. It's worth noting that Bichette missed the final three weeks of the season. Witt Jr. is also nominated for the Silver Slugger Award at shortstop, as is Jeremy Peña of the Houston Astros.
TORONTO -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run of the postseason, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays forced a Game 7 in the American League Championship Series by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Sunday night. The series will be decided Monday night in Toronto, the second Game 7 in Blue Jays history. Toronto lost to Kansas City in the 1985 ALCS. Seattle, the only big league team without a pennant, will play in a postseason Game 7 for the first time. The winner faces the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series beginning Friday.
