Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr . took a significant step in his recovery from a left hamstring injury that he suffered in August. Blue Jays manager John Schneider provided an update on Guerrero Jr. that revealed his first baseman wasn't far from making his return. Then, Schneider added another step as Vladimir inches closer to returning to the baseball diamond.

Schneider says Guerrero Jr. is mobile and is hitting the batting cages this week, the Blue Jays manager said, per MLB.com's Steve Gorten.

“Today was the first day of running and getting after it,” Schneider said. “He did some running [sprints]. He hit in the cage. He is going to hit out here today and see how he feels, to see if he’s available today, tomorrow, Sunday. Whatever it is. But he’s definitel

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