Vlad Jr. is staying in Toronto, after all.
After months of negotiations, the Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement Sunday with first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a 14-year, $500 million extension pending a physical, sources briefed on the terms told The Athletic.
The contract does not include deferrals, giving Guerrero in present value the second-largest guarantee in major-league history. Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets ranks first. Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is massively deferred, lowering its present value to $460.8 million, according to Major League Baseball’s calculations.
Unlike Soto and Ohtani, Guerrero secured his guarantee — and a…