Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reiterates he would by no means play for New York Yankees

Dominican slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stays adamant that he won’t ever play for the New York Yankees throughout his MLB profession.

The Toronto Blue Jays first baseman reaffirmed his feedback from final November, when he informed Vincent Carmona Arias that he would “by no means signal with the Yankees” simply earlier than a three-game collection within the Bronx that started Friday.

“It is a private factor. It goes with my household. That is my choice, and I am going to by no means change that,” the 2021 American League MVP runner-up stated by way of an interpreter, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com.

Thoughts you, Guerrero Jr. likes to bat at Yankee Stadium, however he swears he’ll by no means put on pinstripes.

Earlier than hitting a two-run residence run in his first recreation within the Bronx, he doubled down on his stance Friday evening, suggesting the sentiment goes again to when his father was certainly one of MLB’s most feared hitters (1996-2011).

Vladdy Guerrero: I’d by no means signal with the Yankees, not even lifeless

A little bit over 5 months in the past, Guerrero Jr. informed Vincent Carmona Arias on his YouTube channel El Dotol Nastra that he “would by no means signal with the Yankees, not even lifeless”.

Guerrero does prefer to hit in New York. He amassed a .922 OPS with 10 profession residence runs coming into Friday’s recreation. After which he proceeded to hit a two-run residence run in his first at-bat.

“Think about because you have been a bit child, you dream about enjoying at Yankee Stadium,” the 24-year-old stated, based on Erik Boland of Newsday. “It is a stadium the place you need to carry out, you need to hit,” he added.