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Toronto Blue Jays star player joins former MVP and other All-Stars in team history

Toronto Blue Jays star player joins former MVP and other All-Stars in team history

The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon, bringing their score to 67-74 this year. Philly is now 83-56 after the win and will battle with the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the upcoming National League playoffs.

Although they lost, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI, writing himself into some pretty elite franchise history.

According to @StatsCentre on social media:

With his RBI two-bagger in a losing cause against the Phillies today, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached the 40-double mark in a season for the first time in his 6-year MLB career. He also collected 175 hits in the process, joining this @BlueJays franchise list of all-around offensive campaigns

Guerrero Jr. now has 28 homers, 40 doubles and 175 hits to join the club. Josh Donaldson (2015), Adam Lind (2009), Vernon Wells (2003, 2006), Carlos Delgado (2000) and Shawn Green (1999) are the only other members of the 28/40/175 group.

The 25-year-old Guerrero is hitting .328 with 28 home runs, 92 RBI and a .964 OPS.

And what about the other guys on the list?

Donaldson played for seven different teams during his career: Oakland Athletics, Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians and Milwaukee Brewers.

A lifetime .261 hitter, he was a three-time American League All-Star (2014–16). He won the 2015 American League MVP as a member of the Blue Jays when he hit .297 with 41 homers and an AL-best 123 RBI. He received MVP votes in six different seasons.

Lind played 12 years in the major leagues with the Blue Jays, Mariners, Nationals and Brewers, hitting 200 career home runs, including 35 with the Jays in 2009.

Wells played 15 years in the majors, 12 of them with Toronto. He led the American League in doubles (49) in 2003 and was a three-time All-Star. He hit 270 home runs.

Delgado was also a true superstar north of the border, with 336 home runs in 12 years with the Jays. He hit 473 in his lifetime after also playing for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets.

Green played 15 years in the major leagues with the Jays, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Mets. He hit 328 home runs in his career, including 119 with the Jays. He led the American League in doubles (45) in 1999.

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