Vladimir Guerrero Jr. News Surfaces After Absence From Blue Jays’ Lineup originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Blue Jays' bats propelled them to first place in the AL East over the last few days, especially against the New York Yankees. They scored at least eight runs in three of the four games in the series and won all four.

The Blue Jays took first place in the AL East after sweeping the Yankees but the team will be without Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Friday.

However, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is not part of the opening nine. The slugger fouled a ball off his foot in the series finale against the New York Yankees on Thursday and was tended to by a trainer and manager John Schneider, but remained in the game.