TORONTO -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was sick of waiting around.

In his very first at-bat of the ALDS, Guerrero launched his first career postseason home run, a towering shot to left field that took its time falling into the Blue Jays’ bullpen while Guerrero rounded the bases. What a moment for the face of the franchise in this organization’s first ALDS game since 2016.

Vladdy hadn’t homered since Sept. 5, either, and following that, he’d posted just a .592 OPS down the stretch while the Blue Jays flirted with handing the AL East to the Yankees. If the Blue Jays are finally going to shift the balance in baseball’s powerhouse division, it needs to begin and end with Guerrero, the $500 million man who has been waiting for a swing like this on a stage like this.

The home run came on a change

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