Vladimir Guerrero Jr. definitely had an awesome mentor rising up in his dad, Vladimir Guerrero Sr.
Guerrero Jr. has been placing numbers up since being referred to as up by the Toronto Blue Jays, with 4 house runs and 10 RBIs with a .247 batting common heading into Wednesday’s recreation towards the Boston Red Sox.
And whereas his father performed a task in serving to him studying the ins and outs of baseball, the 20-year-old additionally had another fairly well-known mentors: David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez.
“I’ve known them since I was a little kid through my dad,” Guerrero mentioned by means of translator, per The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham. “They’ve at all times been obtainable to present me a variety of recommendation. I keep in touch with them on a regular basis. I used to be speaking to (Ortiz) three days in the past about hitting.
“He tells me to do my job, how to act, stay focused and keep swinging,” Guerrero added. “He’s always been that way with me.”
Ortiz definitely is an effective particular person to be speaking to about hitting. And if he continues to take Ortiz’s recommendation, in addition to the steerage of his father, we’re fairly positive we’ll be seeing a variety of huge hits and residential runs in his future.
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