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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Climbing Up Another List in Home Run History

With another home run on Sunday in a win over the Texas Rangers, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays has continued to move up prestigious list in baseball history.

Brady Farkas

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) hts a solo home run against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Rogers Centre on July 28.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) hts a solo home run against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Rogers Centre on July 28. / John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
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The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon by a score of 7-3. With the win, the Blue Jays moved to 49-56 while the loss dropped Texas to 51-55.

It was a meaningful loss for Texas, who is now 4.5 games back in the American League West.

In the win, Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continued his impressive run at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run, a run scored and two RBI. He's now got 19 homers and is hitting .301.

He's hitting .356 in his last 30 games, which is all the more impressive considering that he's been involved for trade rumors for some time now. However, he reportedly wants to stay with the Jays and is apparently wiling to sign a long-term extension as well.

His 19th home run of the year also moved him up an impressive list in baseball history, according to @StatsCentre:

Most career home runs at age 25 or younger by a non-US born player in MLB history:
201- Albert Pujols
190- Andruw Jones
188- Orlando Cepeda
187- Juan Soto
179- Miguel Cabrera
167- Juan Gonzalez
161- Ronald Acuna Jr.
159- Manny Machado
149- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
148- Jose Canseco

Considering that everyone on that list is or has a chance to be a Hall of Famer, that's incredible company for Guerrero Jr. to be keeping.

In addition to his 149 home runs, he's got 468 career RBI and is a lifetime .282 hitter. He won't be 26 until next March so he'll have the rest of the season to add to this list as well.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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