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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had one of the best games of his young career Wednesday night. The 23-year-old slugger went atlanta braves jersey nike small 4 for 4 and mashed three home runs for his team in the Blue atlanta braves baseball jersey xl Jays' 6-4 win over the Yankees.

Guerrero's performance at the platShohei Ohtani e carried the Blue Jays to victory, but he needed an assist to get through the game.

"Besides Vladdy, the trainers were the MVPs tonight," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo sai atlanta braves jersey youth large d, per MLB.com's Keegan Matheson.

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Indeed, the Bl atlanta braves jersey cheap ue Jays' training staff proved crucial in Guerrero's strong performance. Why? Because he was bloodied in the second inning while playing first base. The Yankees' Aaron Hicks stepped on Guerrero's right hand on play at the bag.

“He was bleeding a lot," Montoyo said. "I called Voon [Chong] over, our trainer. It was like that 'Rocky' movie: 'Cut me, Mick!' He did a great job."

Guerrero left the field for a couple minutes but returned Nelson Cruz Nationals Jerseys after having the wound wrapped. He originally felt some discomfort with the wrap, per Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling, but he shook it off and was ableAddison Russell to continue playing.

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Guerrero had homered off MLB AccessoriesYankees ace Gerrit Cole in the first inning prior to the injury. In his three at-bats after being cut, he atlanta braves jersey toddler homered again off Cole in the third, doubled against Cole in the sixth and homered off Jonathan Loaisiga in the eighth.

He did all of that despite needing two stitches in his injured finger after the game. He said he isn't concerned about the injury going forward, per Sportsnet.

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Guerrero's three-home-run game was the second of his career — the first came April 27, 2021Manny Machado , against the Nationals — and gave him sole possession of the MLB home run lead this season with four. Last year's American League MVP runner-up also has eight RBIs and a .391/.491/.957 slash line in six games played.

Guerrero's Hall of Fame father summed up his performance best: The "kid is on fire."