Vlad Guerrero Jr. signs $500M, 14-year deal to stay with Blue Jays

After striking out on several top free agents going into the 2025 season including Juan Soto, the Blue Jays finally signed a big-name, game-changing star — who happens to be Vlad Guerrero Jr., already the face of the franchise.

Guerrero agreed to a $500 million, 14-year contract to stay with the only organization he’s ever known. The deal places the slugging first baseman and son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero among the highest paid players in the game at just 26 years old.

It’s the second-largest in MBL history after Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year deal with the Mets he signed last winter.

Guerrero’s pact has a reported $35.7 million average annual value, second in history among first baseman behind future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera. It’s also the second biggest deal behind Soto’s.

Despite the huge price tag, the Guerrero contract is a win for Toronto. It enables the struggling team to build around a proven young star and keep him in the fold for the rest of his career, especially with the uncertainty of keeping other homegrown talent like shortstop Dante Bichette in a Blue Jays uniform.

It also shows the Jays’ fan base that the team — which finished fifth in the tough AL East last year and watched as the Yankees and Red Sox reloaded after also losing out in the Soto Sweepstakes — is committed to winning.

Not to mention it’s way cheaper than what the Blue Jays would have ended up paying Soto, who’s also 26 and just reaching his prime.

— LatinoBaseball.com