On the biggest stage in baseball, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. knocked out Aaron Judge in the American League Divisional Series. Article content

Now comes a tougher fight: Guerrero versus Cal Raleigh in the American League Championship Series.

Judge hit 53 home runs this season. Raleigh, the Seattle Mariners catcher, hit 60. One of those two will win the Most Valuable Player award in the American League. Vladdy hit 23 home runs and probably won’t get many, if any, MVP votes. Article content Article content

But in the Jays’ four-game set against the Yankees, Guerrero was more than just a force. He took over the series, with both power and personality. The story became about him and he made it that way. The bright lights surrounded him, not anyone else.

He had nine hits in four games, three

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