Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Saturday tried to shush the crowd at Yankee Stadium in New York City, N.Y. Things didn’t exactly go as planned for the 25-year-old slugger.
Guerrero opened the top of the 7th inning with a 362-foot home run into the short porch in right field. Guerrero taunted the crowd as he trotted around the bases.
The three-time All-Star put his finger to his lips in a gesture to quiet the Yankees fans in attendance. They responded with even louder boos.
Guerrero made his gesture even though the Blue Jays still trailed 9-3 after his solo shot.
Despite drawing the ire of some Yankees fans, Guerrero’s home run trot may have woken up the Blue Jays bats. Toronto plated three runs each in the seventh and nine innings to trim the deficit to one.
The Blue Jays comeback, however, fell just short as the Bronx Bombers came away with the 9-8 win. The Blue Jays outhit the Yankees 12-10 on the evening.
Guerrero went 1-of-4 with one walk and the one homer. The Blue Jays star is hitting just .182 over Toronto’s first nine games this season.
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