It's finally happening. The big, bad bat of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is coming to the major leagues.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will make his MLB debut Friday. By Matthew Gutierrez April 25 at 2:24 PM SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The sound when baseballs hit Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 34-inch, 32-ounce Louisville Slugger C243 was raw and pure, a loud, true crack. When he stepped to the plate for batting practice here Monday afternoon, that sound preceded balls flying to all parts of the diamond — starting, as always, with the opposite field.
The field is where Guerrero makes hitting look fun. It’s where he has mishit home runs. It’s where, on Monday, he hit what Hart described as “a two-iron with backspin” into the wind, over the fence and off the top of the batter’s eye in center field. But for a guy who spends little time fine-tuning his mechanics, the roughly 20 cage swings he takes before games — prioritizing contact — may paint a more accurate picture of the major league hitter he could become.
“If you try to go in and it’s middle of the plate, you’re in trouble,” Schneider said. “I’ve seen pitchers throwing 95 to 98 just throw him breaking balls. I’ve also seen him face upper-90s, and he’s in there sitting on a slider because he knows that’s what he’s going to see. He has this unique ability to make adjustments pitch-to-pitch.”
Schneider illustrates a point that helps explain why Guerrero’s hitting approach has been so effective, and why he has rarely whiffed: His swing, from start to finish, is repetitive. For years, he has begun each at-bat the same way, by tapping the plate with his bat. He moves his weight to his back side as he prepares for his toe tap. He gets his front foot down early, usually when the ball is about halfway to home plate, “like he’s dancing with the pitcher,” Schneider said.
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