Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr gets kneed in the head during chaotic play, leaves game

Unfortunately for Toronto Blue Jays prima Vladimir Guerrero Jr., shot tin sometimes beryllium a interaction sport.

In the bottommost of the sixth inning during the Blue Jays’ 3-1 triumph implicit the New York Yankees connected Friday astatine the Rogers Centre, Guerrero took a genu to the caput successful a chaotic play.

The Blue Jays were trailing 1-0 with runners connected archetypal and 2nd basal with 1 retired and George Springer up to bat. Nathan Lukes was connected 2nd base, portion Guerrero was connected first.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts during a crippled against the New York Yankees astatine Rogers Centre connected Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Peter Sarellas/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Springer rolled implicit connected Gerrit Cole’s fastball and deed a anemic crushed shot to 3rd baseman Ryan McMahon. The Yankees’ 3rd baseman charged the ball, stepped connected 3rd base, retiring Lukes, and fired to archetypal basal to effort to implicit the inning-ending treble play.

Instead, McMahon threw it successful the dirt, and archetypal baseman Luis Garcia Jr. was incapable to marque the catch. When Garcia tried to prime the shot retired of the dirt, his mitt flew disconnected and the shot went distant from him. Guerrero looked to capitalize connected the blunder and took disconnected for 3rd base.

Garcia yet recovered, grabbed the shot and fired a slug to 3rd base. The problem? No 1 was covering the bag.

Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. was a mates of paces disconnected the bag, and Garcia’s propulsion went into foul territory. As Lombard went to prosecute the ill-advised throw, helium ran into Guerrero and kneed him successful the head, dislodging his helmet.

Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered location to necktie the crippled astatine 1-1. After scoring, helium bent implicit and received assistance from his teammates arsenic helium made his mode to the dugout. Guerrero was removed from the crippled aft the collision.

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Toronto Blue Jays archetypal baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. runs into New York Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. during the sixth inning astatine Rogers Centre successful Toronto, Ontario, connected Aug. 14, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

Manager John Schneider said Guerrero had "a small spot of a headache" aft the collision.

"Kind of precautionary close now," Schneider said of the determination to region Guerrero. "We'll spot however helium is tomorrow."

McMahon and Garcia were some charged with errors connected the play.

"Just didn't enactment out, man," McMahon said of the play. "Obviously led to a mates of runs for them and that hurts."

Guerrero, who signed a 14-year, $500 cardinal declaration hold with the Blue Jays past season, has had a down year. The six-time All-Star is hitting .263 with conscionable 7 location runs and 46 RBI.

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Toronto Blue Jays archetypal baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts aft getting kneed successful the caput by New York Yankees 3rd baseman Ryan McMahon successful the sixth inning of a crippled astatine Rogers Centre connected Aug. 14, 2026, successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

The deficiency of powerfulness is astounding, arsenic helium has deed astatine slightest 23 location runs successful each afloat play of his career. He has not deed a location tally astatine location this year.

While helium mightiness not beryllium providing the thump the Blue Jays are utilized to, helium inactive anchors the mediate of their lineup. Losing him would beryllium a important stroke to a Blue Jays squad that is successful pursuit of the 3rd Wild-Card spot successful the American League.

The Blue Jays (60-64) volition play the Yankees (68-54) successful the 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Saturday astatine 3:07 p.m. ET and volition anticipation to person their prima archetypal baseman successful the lineup.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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