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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. apologized to Toronto Blue Jays fans for comments he recently made on a Spanish-language podcast.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. apologized to Toronto Blue Jays fans for comments he recently made on a Spanish-language podcast. The Canadian PressEstimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was widely criticized this week for comments after his Spanish interview with Veronica Batista of Noticias Telemicro went viral on social media. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. apologized to Toronto Blue Jays fans for comments he recently made on a Spanish-language podcast.
Guerrero asked to speak with media four hours before Toronto hosted the Cincinnati Reds at Rogers Centre on Friday night. The 27-year-old first baseman was widely criticized for his comments after his Spanish interview with Veronica Batista of Noticias Telemicro went viral on social media. In that interview, Guerrero said his 14-year, $500-million US contract was for what he had already accomplished in his career, not for what he was projected to do.
"They didn’t pay me because I’m going to hit 40 every year," Guerrero said during the podcast.
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