Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays have granted the request
of slugger Vladimir Guerrero to be released from his minor league contract.
The Blue Jays had signed Guerrero to a minor league contract about a month
ago.
Guerrero reportedly gave the Blue Jays an ultimatum to either promote him to
the majors or release him. Toronto decided to do the latter.
The 37-year-old veteran hit .303 with four RBI in eight games with Triple-A
Las Vegas. Guerrero also batted .450 with four homers and eight RBI in four
contests with Single-A Dunedin.
Guerrero played for Baltimore in 2011 and batted .290 with 13 homers and 63
RBI over 145 games.
Over 2,147 career MLB games, the nine-time All-Star has clubbed 449 home runs
to go along with 1,496 RBI and a .318 batting average. He has played for
Montreal, the Angels, Texas and Baltimore in his career, winning the 2004 AL
MVP with the Angels.
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