The BlueJays defeated the Yankees with the help of three home runs by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The first part of the story is over.
The face of the Toronto BlueJays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., looked the part of a true Maple Leaf on Wednesday night.
In Toronto's 6-3 victory over the Yankees, Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero hit three home runs, including two off Cole, despite a bloody gash on his right ring finger.
The New York manager said that the man was one of the best hitters in the world.
The runner-up to the American League's Most Valuable Player hit a solo home run in the first and a line-drive home run in the third against Cole. He doubled off Cole in the sixth and then hit a leadoff home run in the eighth for a 6-3 lead.
Cole was asked about the tip of the cap after the game.
It was the second three- homer game of his career, matching a career high set last April 27 against Washington.
The Blue Jays have taken two of three from the Yankees. The new lineup of the Yankees drew some boos from the crowd.
The baserunner spiked his throwing hand, and it looked like he would have to leave the game. The infielder Bo Bichette had to throw the ball to the first baseman, and that was where Guerrero had to reach across his body. He ran out an infield single.
The young man immediately began waving his hand around, then walked toward the Toronto bench, where blood was dripping from his uniform and the turf.
In a show of strength sure to please hockey fans back in Toronto, Guerrero had a trainer tape up his wound and ran back to first base a few minutes later.
He hit a two-run home run in the top of the third after a bloody stain on the right thigh of his pants.
After the win, Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo said that the team didn't want to have Guerrero leave the game. Montoyo gave credit to the Toronto training staff for preparing the first baseman to return.
The trainers were the most Valuable Players tonight, Montoyo said.
After the game, he got two stitches and said his hand felt fine, but he anticipated some pain on Thursday.
He said it was not that bad.
As he rounded the bases, he clapped his hands together and high-fived Mark Budzinski and Luis Rivera, the base coaches.
In the first home run of his career, the ball was nearly taken out of the air by the center fielder, who leaped above the wall to catch it. It fell out when he hit the wall and bounced off something beyond the home run barrier. The ball went out.
The New York outfielder said that he would have watched it on TV and not seen it live.
After leading the majors with 48 homers a year ago, Guerrero has four this season.
The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.
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