The interview of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (25), the main first baseman of the Toronto Blue Jays in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), has become a hot topic.

On the surface, there is nothing remarkable, but if you look at the relationship between Guerrero Jr. and the New York Yankees, it is more of a bombshell.

Guerrero Jr. recently answered questions about the trade in an interview with Virus Deportivo, a South American media outlet in the United States, and major local media such as MLB.COM and ESPN reported on the 26th (Korea Standard Time) that "Guerrero Jr. has changed his mind."

"I haven't forgotten what I talked about in the past about the Yankees," Guerrero Jr. said in the interview. "But this (trade) is kind of a business."

"I recently talked to my family about this," he added.

Toronto franchise star Guerrero Jr. has had a bad relationship with the Yankees.

"It's good to play in New York, but I don't want to be a Yankees player," Guerrero Jr. said in an interview with Dominican Republic media in November 2022. "I won't go to the Yankees even if I die."

At that time, Guerrero Jr. performed extraordinarily well against the Yankees, a rival team in the American League (AL) East, and made this statement when rumors of a transfer spread around him.

Guerrero Jr.'s father and former baseball player Vladimir Guerrero Sr., who commanded MLB in the past, was shunned by the Yankees when he became a free agent in the past, and Guerrero Jr. reportedly had bad feelings for the Yankees.

The remarks were reportedly quoted by local media, and Yankees fans booed every time Guerrero Jr. played an away game.

Guerrero Jr. had a war of words with Anthony Rizzo, the veteran first baseman of the opposing team, during a game with the Yankees last year.

Guerrero Jr. continued his remarks shooting at the Yankees without hesitation.

The reason why Guerrero Jr., who was showing a sharp attitude toward the Yankees, suddenly changed his posture is because the atmosphere of his team Toronto is subtly changing.

Toronto, which has invested a huge amount in recruiting players in recent years, is slumping with its worst performance this season.

Toronto had 35 wins and 43 losses with a winning percentage of 0.449 through Saturday, falling to the bottom of the AL East. It is 16.0 games behind the first-ranked Yankees.

Recently, the team lost seven consecutive games. Chances are slim for the team to advance to the postseason.  토토사이트 순위

Local media believe Toronto, which gave up its performance this season, could put Guerrero Jr. up for trade after the 2025 season, who will qualify as a FA.

In the meantime, the Yankees are focusing their efforts on reinforcing the first baseman as the main first baseman Rizzo recently left due to a broken right arm.

ESPN raised the possibility of a transfer, saying, "A young Guerrero could be of great help to the Yankees' lineup."

However, Toronto general manager Ross Atkins dismissed the recent question regarding Guerrero Jr.'s trade as "no sense."