'Big boy has power': Guerrero Sr. reacts to son's Home Run Derby performance
'Great work son, I'm proud of you,' says Hall of Fame father
As Vladimir Guerrero Jr., put his impressive power on full display during Monday night's Home Run Derby, his Hall of Fame father was enjoying the show.
The elder Vladimir Guerrero, who won the 2007 version of the Home Run Derby in San Francisco when his son was just eight years old, sent out a series of six tweets during the Monday night Derby in Cleveland, including one that read simply: "Big boy has power."
Quite the understatement.
The Blue Jays rookie hit a total of 91 homers over three rounds — needing three separate tiebreakers to get past Dodgers slugger Joc Pederson in the second — smashing the Derby record in the process.
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The two big swingers tied 29-29 in the initial four-minute round and 8-8 during 60 extra seconds. They each hit one during a three-swing tiebreaker, and Guerrero hit two in a second three-swing tiebreaker to finally win the round.
Vlad Guerrero Sr. responded to the tense second round by tweeting a GIF of Kermit the Frog biting his fingernails — no caption required.
Saquen sus paraguas que están lloviendo las pelota Cleveland. 😳 || Take out your umbrellas, it’s raining Plakatas 😳 ☂️
—@VladGuerrero27Guerrero Sr. wasn't the only one to post his approval over Twitter on Monday night.
"Beyond thankful I could witness in person," tweeted Stroman, who was named to his first all-star team but won't pitch in Tuesday's game due to injury. "You're a legend young king! .VLADDYJR BlueJays."
¡Gran esfuerzo mi hijo! ¡Orgulloso de ti! | Great work son! ¡I’m proud of you! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VG27?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VG27</a>
—@VladGuerrero27Former Toronto outfielder Jesse Barfield, the first Blue Jays player to participate in a home run derby, also tweeted about Guerrero on Monday night.
"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is unbelievable!!! WOW!!!" he said.
"I'm very excited about our future!" Barfield tweeted on Tuesday. "I know because we've been thru this also in the early 80's. And it only gets better with experience. And thank you BlueJays fans for being patient and not giving up on these guys!"
The 20-year-old Guerrero smashed out 29 home runs in the opening round of the Derby against Oakland's Matt Chapman — breaking the old record of 28 set by Josh Hamilton in 2008. He reached 29 again in Round 2.
That swing is no joke!!
—@DeVoTrAvGuerrero's average home run distance in Round 1 was 421.5 feet, with an average exit velocity of 104.8 mph. His third bomb was estimated to go 476 feet.
Guerrero also hit the longest of the night at 488 feet.
Former Blue Jay Kevin Pillar, who was traded early this season to San Francisco, tweeted out his appreciation for Guerrero's pitcher John Schneider, a member of Toronto's major league coaching staff.
Schneider also managed Guerrero for part of the 2018 season with the double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
"Don't sleep on the importance of coach Schneider.. best batting practice thrower I've ever had plus his incredible positive vibes," Pillar said.