SEATTLE -- The beast has awoken.

It took two duds and a trip to the West Coast, but the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who booted the Yankees from the postseason and blew them a kiss is back. He’s the Mariners’ problem now.

He nearly made history, too. Guerrero was a triple shy of the cycle when he sliced a ball into the right-center gap late in the game, an opportunity to join Brock Holt (2018) as just the second player in MLB history to hit for the cycle in the postseason . Guerrero had an awkward step rounding first, though, and even though his eyes got big for a moment, he decided to pile on the brakes at second. Standing there, shaking his head and laughing, Guerrero had to settle for a 4-for-4 night, a superstar performance from the face of the franchise.

“I just looked at the thir

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