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Vladimir Guerrero Alvino Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter.
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Vladimir Guerrero. Position: Rightfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-3 , 235lb (190cm, 106kg) Born: February 9, 1975 in Nizao, Dominican Republic. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by BBWAA on 392/422 ballots) View Vladimir Guerrero's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
- February 9, 1975
- Chris Haft
- An Angel in baseball heaven. 1996-2011. Guerrero performed slightly better for eight years as a member of the Expos (.323/.390/.588, 148 OPS+) than he did for six years with the Angels (.319/.381/.546, 141 OPS+).
- Like father … 2019-present. Guerrero’s son, Vladimir Jr., broke into the Majors with the Blue Jays in 2019 after establishing himself as one of the game's most hyped prospects in years.
- Brief wait. 2017-18. Guerrero barely missed election to the Hall of Fame in 2017, the first year he was eligible. He fell 15 votes short of the 332 needed to gain the minimum of 75 percent approval from the electorate.
- It was inevitable. 2004. Given Guerrero’s prodigious talents, he was bound to win an MVP Award at some juncture. That occurred in his first season with the Angels, when he batted .337 with 39 homers and 126 RBIs.
Born Feb. 9, 1975 in Nizao, Dominican Republic, Guerrero played baseball barefoot as a youth, using a stick for a bat and lemons wrapped in rags for balls. He was signed by the Expos at age 18, and quickly established himself as one of baseball’s top prospects.
Jul 11, 2023 · SEATTLE -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a menacing swing, a powerful core and Home Run Derby deftness in his blood. In 2019, in Cleveland, he had delivered one of the most epic performances in the event’s history, only to finish second to Pete Alonso.
- Anthony Castrovince
Sep 15, 2021 · ONE SURE SIGN of true charisma is a multitude of nicknames, and along with the legendary name he inherited, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Toronto Blue Jays' powerful first baseman, also answers to...
Jan 24, 2018 · Guerrero, one of the most electrifying and unconventional hitters of his generation, was voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday after appearing on 92.9 percent of the ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America electorate, clearing the 75-percent threshold required for election.
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