Vladimir Guerrero Jr.‘s rampant October continued against the Seattle Mariners in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday.
The Toronto Blue Jays slugger crushed a 384-foot blast in the bottom of the fifth inning, moving him into a tie with Jose Bautista and Joe Carter for most post-season home runs in team history with six.
Guerrero Jr. has collected all of his long balls this year and is hitting .447 with only two strikeouts and a 1.511 OPS through 38 at-bats entering Sunday’s do-or-die contest.
The 26-year-old also crushed the first grand slam in Blue Jays post-season history during a 13-7 win in Game 2 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees.
He leads all of the majors during the playoffs in home runs (6), RBIs (12), OPS and is tied for first in hits with teamma