Super awesome! How romantic is this, blugeju in Toronto until age 40, 14 years, $500,000,000 super long-term contract stamping!

Apr 07, 2025

Super awesome! How romantic is this, blugeju in Toronto until age 40, 14 years, 500,000,000 super long-term contract stamping!



14 years of contract! Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (26) has signed a lifelong contract. You will be 40 years old when you meet the contract period.

In fact, he is sworn to spend his entire career with his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays. It is an ultra-long-term romantic contract that is unprecedented even in the Major League. Toronto also offered the best contract to keep the best franchise star in the club's history.

MLB.COM, the official website of Major League Baseball, and ESPN, the global sports media, all reported on the 7th (Korea time) about Toronto and Guerrero Jr.'s long-term contract. The media reported that Toronto and Guerrero Jr. have agreed to a 14-year-$500 million (W732 billion) ultra-long-term contract.




Super awesome! How romantic is this, blugeju in Toronto until age 40, 14 years, 500,000,000 super long-term contract stamping!
As a result, Guerrero Jr. will actually spend his active career only in Toronto. Contracting until the age of 40 is a declaration that he will also retire in Toronto. It's not that there's a possibility of moving the team in the middle of the contract period, but I don't think Guerrero Jr. will do that.

This contract is the largest contract in Toronto's history. Based on the total amount, the contract signed with George Springer for six years and $150 million in 2021 was the highest ever for the Toronto club. However, Guerrero Jr. signed a contract worth a total of $500 million, more than three times the size. This shows how important Toronto values Guerrero Jr.'s existence.

Guerrero Jr., the son of Vladimir Guerrero, formerly called the `Monster'`Hall of Fame inductee`, showed his star quality early on with his power surpassing his father. Through this contract, he earned far more money than his father. It is the third-largest contract in MLB history in terms of total amount. Juan Soto's 15-year-to-$765 million (about 1.128 trillion won) contract with the New York Mats in December is the No. 1 in history. The second place is a 10-year-$700 million (about 1.254 trillion won) contract signed by Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2023.




Super awesome! How romantic is this, blugeju in Toronto until age 40, 14 years, 500,000,000 super long-term contract stamping!
Although Guerrero Jr.'s contract total is third, it is ranked second in terms of actual value. Ohtani is a deferred payment (defer) contract that receives 97% of the total amount 10 years after the termination of the contract. Guerrero Jr., on the other hand, is not a dipper contract. Therefore, it is considered to be the second most valuable after Soto.

Guerrero Jr., who made his professional debut in Toronto in 2019, is also familiar to Korean fans, playing with Ryu Hyun-jin as a teammate from 2020 to 2023. He continues to play in only one team in Toronto and has played in 829 major league games, batting average of 0.287, 160 homers, 511 RBIs, and 0.860, on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). In 2021, he won the American League (AL) home run king with 48 home runs.

Super awesome! How romantic is this, blugeju in Toronto until age 40, 14 years, 500,000,000 super long-term contract stamping!
Toronto has been working tirelessly to extend Guerrero Jr.'s contract. He almost risked his team's life and death. This is because there is no star who can surpass Guerrero Jr. in all aspects, including skill, star quality, and growth narrative. Sending Guerrero Jr. to another team is a disgrace to the Toronto club's face.




But negotiations were not easy. It's past the year. Guerrero Jr. wanted the 'best treatment'. On February 19, he declared the breakdown of the negotiations, saying that the Toronto club is not presenting the amount I want.

However, Toronto did not give up despite this disgrace. He continued to negotiate, and eventually succeeded in turning Guerrero Jr.'s mind.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.