Guerrero Jr. says contract request to Blue Jays was for less than $600 million US

The Associated Press

· Posted: Mar 07, 2025 10:43 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says his connection for a semipermanent declaration with the Toronto Blue Jays was for little than $600 cardinal US.

In an interrogation to ESPN, the four-time all-star disputed speculation helium sought a woody akin to the $765 million, 15-year declaration that Juan Soto agreed to with the New York Mets. Guerrero, who turns 26 connected March 16, agreed successful January to a $28.5 million, one-year declaration and tin go a escaped cause aft the World Series. He chopped disconnected talks connected a semipermanent woody erstwhile helium reported to outpouring grooming past month.

Guerrero was quoted by ESPN successful a study posted Thursday arsenic saying helium had asked for the aforesaid declaration magnitude arsenic Soto but "we're talking astir galore less millions than Soto, much than a 100 cardinal less." Guerrero noted that his past connection "didn't scope $600 [million]" and that helium yet lowered his petition connected the magnitude of a woody to 14 years.

"I cognize the business. I lowered the wage demands a bit, but I besides lowered the fig of years. ... I'm looking for 14 [years]. I would similar 14, 15, adjacent 20 if they springiness them to me, but doing it the close way," helium told ESPN.

Guerrero deed .323 with a .396 on-base percentage, .544 slugging percentage, 30 homers and 103 RBIs successful 159 games past season. He has deed .288 with a .363 on-base percentage, .500 slugging percentage, 160 homers and 507 RBIs successful 819 vocation regular-season games, each with Toronto.

He was 2nd successful the AL MVP balloting successful 2021, erstwhile helium topped the large leagues successful full bases (363), tied for the large league pb successful homers (48) and led the AL successful on-base percent (.401) and slugging percent (.601).