Matheson on Guerrero Jr.'s contract comments, his season performance and the optics of the statement
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What did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. say about regretting his contract comments?
Here's Keegan Matheson who was just in the clubhouse with Vladdy and his translator. Um he's aware that the world's seen the the video now, Keegan. Uh how did Vladdy respond when you and the rest of the media asked him about it?
He doubled down, uh, essentially. You know, the I think the most important quote he had was when he was asked if he regretted the comment. And I have it in front of me just to make sure I'm reading exactly what he said. Now this is via his interpreter as well, guys, so there's a couple layers of interpretation. But he said, No, I I don't regret myself. I'm not lying with what I say. I understand some fans, they don't understand the way uh and what I was trying to say, but what I said is the way I feel. Now this day's bad enough. They just got knocked out of the playoffs. This day's bad enough. This day didn't need this, obviously. And Vladdy continued to talk about how his personal belief is that you're paid for what you've done, uh, not just what you're going to do.
Uh we all know that's not how leagues work nowadays, fellas, not just baseball, anything. But uh he continued to say what we heard uh in that initial Interview and I was looking for context on that guy because this reminds me of last spring. Remember before he signed that contract? I would show up to work every day in Dunedin, and there would be a new Spanish language interview had just dropped or podcast. And I spent that entire spring trying to translate Spanish language interviews, which I've just got to learn one of these days.
How did Guerrero Jr. explain his belief that players are paid for past performance?
But uh this reminds you of that. So I wanted to take some time to make sure that it was all accurate and speak the voice. Vladdy about it, but seems it was accurate and and seems that that's what Vladdy believes.
So he he got we're we were trying to break this down like the forty eight home run season. He obviously signed the contract before taking his helping his team to the World Series. What the hell does he think his expectation is supposed to be for the next thirteen years? 'Cause he just pissed one away with as poor a performance as you could possibly imagine. I I I just wonder what his own expectation of what that contract is for.
Moving forward. Oh he pointed to the past a couple of times, which was interesting to me. You know, he he said one of his other quotes, and let me read one more, he said, With that said, you guys have got to remember that I signed my contract at the beginning of last year, then I did put up a good year, then the kind of playoffs I had to help the team get to the World Series. And he continued from there. Uh in baseball in any sport, you're paid for the person you're about to be, not who you're going to be. I mean You know, running backs might like that or something. You're not paid for who you've been. In any sport at this point. And he continued to point back to a couple of these things. And if that was just a personally held belief, I mean that's one thing, but guys in any sport, fans want one thing.
They want to win. They want to see their team win. And if they do not see their team win, they want to see the star player in the face of the franchise as pissed off as they are. The example I'm going to use because I'm sitting here at Camden Yards is Pete Alonso.
Why do fans react negatively to Guerrero Jr.'s post‑game remarks?
The Orioles are just as bad as the Blue Jays this year. They're the same team. But Pete Alonso just hit his 41st home run, and he seems to be the heart and soul of this team right away. Everybody loves the guy. He's still competing. He's still putting up numbers. And I think that's a stark contrast to Vladdy at this point. So I was surprised by the postgame comments. Um there's I'm still leaving some room. Again, I should I should repeat for some interpretation and language barrier there as well, but he did uh continue to go back to what he said in the comments, which uh as you guys have all seen and anyone listening has seen, uh not exactly sitting well with fans on a day their team just got bounced.
It it's bad enough that maybe he would think what he said, then it's bad that he said what he said, and then to double down on it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. say about regretting his contract comments?
0:00–1:25
2
How did Guerrero Jr. explain his belief that players are paid for past performance?
1:25–2:58
3
Why do fans react negatively to Guerrero Jr.'s post‑game remarks?
2:58–4:22
4
What parallels did the hosts draw between Guerrero Jr. and Pete Alonso?
4:22–6:09
5
How might the Blue Jays handle Guerrero Jr.'s comments on the field going forward?
6:09–7:34
6
What does front‑office leader Mark Shapiro likely think about the situation?
7:34–8:51
7
What mental and physical adjustments are suggested for Guerrero Jr. to improve?
8:51–9:56
8
What are the broader implications for the Jays' offseason strategy after this controversy?
9:56–10:50
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