Major League Baseball announced that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agreed to a 14-year, US$500 million extension on Sunday night, immediately marking one of the biggest moments in franchise history. The club has not confirmed the deal, which is pending a physical.
The deal would keep Guerrero in the city where he grew up when his father was a key player for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Sr would go on to become a Cooperstown Hall of Fame member.
Guerrero’s contract drama has hung over the Blue Jays for years now, but that spotlight grew brighter as the deadline for negotiations closed in. Finally, everyone can exhale. Guerrero debuted with the Blue Jays in 2019 and now has a chance to be a lifelong Blue Jay.
As reported, the Blue Jays have been aggressively chasing the biggest names in baseball in recent years. First it was Shohei Ohtani, which turned into the most dramatic free-agent pursuits we’ve seen in North American professional sports in years. Then came Juan Soto, Roki Sasaki and others. The Blue Jays are finally spending like the big-market team they are — baseball’s only team with a country behind them — and it’s finally worked.
Sports reporter Mike Rodriguez had reported on Friday, 4 April 2025 that the two sides are nearing an agreement on an extension that would keep Guerrero in Toronto for at least 14 years while suggesting that “perhaps” the deal would get done as soon as this coming week.
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8 April 2025