The Toronto Blue Jays received some good news when it was confirmed that Dominican starter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was making a positive recovery from the injury that kept him out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), so that he can see the action in the next few days continue to advance in his state of health.

According to MLB.com, the player completed a practice on Wednesday in which he ran and performed defensive actions, in addition to practicing in the batting box under the supervision of the team’s coaching staff, who saw in very good condition.

“He hits the box today. He has already lined up a few balls on the ground, as if to increase his charge. Didn’t run the basics but started jogging today. He feels very good. It was a step in the right direction,” Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.

Similarly, the Canadian team’s strategist explained that these training sessions were part of a controlled scheme so that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did not run any risk in these first actions; they only worked linear runs and left out lateral movements until he was more recovered.

Guerrero, who had to leave the Dominican Republic delegation due to knee problems, is expected to officially see action next week if he shows marked improvements, although the franchise director explained he will continue to being watched every day to see if you can really go. back to diamonds.

“We will see his reaction tomorrow. Today is Wednesday, so we’ll see during the week. Hopefully he progresses as the days go by, practicing batting and things like that before the weekend. We will probably assess it on Sunday,” Schneider added.

During the 2022 season, Guerrero remained one of the leading offensive figures for the Toronto Blue Jays, posting a .274 average with 1,775 hits, 32 home runs, 90 runs scored, 97 RBIs, and 8 stolen bases. Before presenting the inconveniences in this preseason, he had already hit 2 homers and has an average of .300.

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