Shohei Ohtani might have had the greatest game in MLB postseason history, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is putting together arguably the greatest offensive performance ever for a single playoffs run.
Reggie Jackson was the first to ever be called “Mr. October” for the 1977 New York Yankees, but the 26-year-old Toronto Blue Jays superstar could be the new October King given his incredible at the plate as he prepares for a do-or-die Game 7 against the Seattle Mariners for a chance to play the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
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Oct. 19, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the fifth inning during game six of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Rogers Centre. / John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
Vladdy Jr., who secured a staggering $500 million, $325 million fully guaranteed contract that makes him a Blue Jay through 2039, is first in home runs, first in hits, first in extra base hits, first in RBIs, first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, first in slugging percentage, and first in OPS.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. this postseason:
1st in H
1st in HR
1st in XBH
1st in RBI
1st in AVG
1st in OBP
1st in SLG
1st in OPS
Demon. pic.twitter.com/SpMQr7boOI
— BlueJays Muse (@TORBlueJaysMuse) October 20, 2025
El K also did postgame interview after their Game 6 win over the Mariners to force the all-in Game 7 at home in front of a giddy Rogers Centre crowd, and it gives you chills as the camera pans to the adoring fans and then back to Vladdy.
“I was born ready,” Guerrero Jr. said. “And I want it all for this city.”
“I was born ready and I want it all for this city” 💪
Game 7 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 🔜 pic.twitter.com/cRVFYH2Pss
— MLB (@MLB) October 20, 2025
Speaking of born ready, the Montreal Expos, still with an official Twitter handle, posted a three-year-old Vlad Jr. warming up with his dad, the all-time Expos great and former AL MVP Vladimir Guerrero, before a game at the old Olympic Stadium.
Talk about cuteness overload!
FLASHBACK: Three-year-old Vladimir Guerrero Jr. warms up with his dad and rest of the Expos before a game at Olympic Stadium in 2002. pic.twitter.com/eH0Z75vP93
— Montreal Expos (@Montreal_Expos) October 13, 2025
No matter what happens tonight, the 26-year-old five-time All-Star and two-time All-MLB First Team selection is having a postseason for the ages, currently in the top five in all-time rankings for slugging percentage, OPS, batting average, and on-base percentage.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr is having a #Postseason for the ages! 👏 pic.twitter.com/EiugUrH96E
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 20, 2025
Now imagine if it was Vlady Jr. vs. Ohtani!
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