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Apr 14, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) reacts after hitting a fly ball for an out against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a new, huge contract but no home runs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Guerrero will look to flex his muscles on Tuesday night when Toronto hosts the Atlanta Braves. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Blue Jays held a media conference on Monday afternoon to make Guerrero’s 14-year, $500 million contract extension official. He then went 0-for-4 in an 8-4 loss to the Braves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Guerrero had a couple of hard-hit balls — a flyout to the warning track in center in the first inning that brought a big roar of anticipation from the crowd, and a line drive to shortstop in the fourth. He finished the game batting .284 with seven RBIs after 17 games. He has four extra-base hits, all doubles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Toronto’s only homer of Monday’s game came in the sixth inning, when Myles Straw broke up right-hander Grant Holmes’ no-hit bid.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Blue Jays’ oss took some of the glow away from the feel-good media conference in the afternoon. Guerrero, 26, could have become a free agent after the season but said how much he wanted to remain in Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“I always thought about this,” he said in the afternoon. “Always. Since I signed here, I always thought I was going to be a Blue Jay forever. That’s what happened today. Thank God we did it. I’m going to be a Blue Jay forever.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Toronto is scheduled to start right-hander Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.33 ERA) on Tuesday in the middle contest of the three-game series. In three career starts against Atlanta, he is 0-1 with a 2.29 ERA. The loss came last season, when he allowed three runs in six innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach (1-0, 0.45) is Atlanta’s scheduled starter on Tuesday. He is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in one career start against Toronto. That came last season, when he allowed three runs in five innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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On Monday, the Braves received two home runs and five RBIs from Austin Riley plus a two-run blast from Sean Murphy. Each player has four home runs this season and combined have one fewer homer than the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“It was a complete win,” Riley said. “We needed that.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Braves are trying to overcome an 0-7 start to the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“Hopefully, it will breed confidence. … and we go on a roll,” manager Brian Snitker said after Monday’s win. “There were a lot of positive things tonight.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Braves were without Marcell Ozuna, who is listed as day-to-day with hip inflammation. He was sent to Atlanta for an MRI, and it showed no serious injury.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“So he’ll be back and getting treatment every day,” Snitker said before Monday’s game. “He’ll kind of take it as a day-to-day thing.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Ozuna will not play in Toronto. He started Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays but was removed because of the hip.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Atlanta reinstated left-hander Aaron Bummer from the bereavement list Monday and optioned right-hander Michael Petersen to Triple-A Gwinnett. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Bummer replaced Holmes with two outs in the eighth and allowed two inherited runners to score and also gave up a run in the ninth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Snitker said he was pleased to need only two pitchers after the bullpen was used heavily against Tampa Bay on the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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