Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s first weekend in Major League Baseball included thousands of fans serenading him in his Rogers Centre debut, a meeting with Drake at a Toronto Raptors playoff game and a pair of clutch ninth-inning hits.
But what will stick with the 20-year-old rookie phenom is how his Toronto Blue Jays played against the visiting Oakland Athletics.
The level of expectation was high at Rogers Centre when he made his first plate appearance in that game, with the 28,688 in attendance giving him a standing ovation as he walked to the batter's box. Thousands of fans held up camera phones for every pitch to capture what could be a magic moment in Guerrero's young career. Chants of "Vladdy" or "Let's go Vlad" could be heard throughout the game.
After coming off the injured list Guerrero spent two weeks with the Bisons where he had a .367 batting average. The Blue Jays announced after Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants that Guerrero would finally debut on Friday, conveniently after an off day that would allow fans to buy tickets to the game.
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