There’s now officially another Guerrero family member endearing themselves to Toronto Blue Jays fans.
On Wednesday night, ahead of Toronto taking on the Boston Red Sox, Vlaimel Guerrero — son of Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — was tasked with tossing the ceremonial first pitch to her dad to open up the game’s festivities.
Decked out in a custom Jays City Connect jersey as well as a team t-shirt, the younger Guerrero took just a few steps off the mound before delivering the pitch to her father.
A special Father-Daughter moment 🥹
Vlaimel Guerrero threw out tonight’s First Pitch! pic.twitter.com/zRUtGSehbX
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 19, 2024
And though the pitch did take a small hop before making it to home plate, we’re hardly in the business to criticize a literal child’s throw, especially considering how many other celebrities and other ceremonial first pitches have gone awry across the MLB over the course of the league’s history.
The father-daughter duo then embraced for a hug before the elder Guerrero returned to the dugout and the younger one returned to the stands.
It was a day of firsts for the Guerreros, as the Toronto first baseman was also sporting a new haircut for the first time in his career.
Unfortunately for the family, the win wasn’t in the cards for the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, as they fell 7-3 to the Red Sox. Guerrero himself ended the night with one hit across five at-bats.
The Jays, on the whole, could definitely be doing better, sitting in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 35-39 a little more than two weeks before the calendar turns to July. For a team with World Series aspirations to begin the year, they’ll need a big second-half push to come anywhere close to that goal.
They wrapped up a three-game series at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday against the Red Sox before heading off on a road trip in Cleveland and Boston for their next six games away from home.
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