Vlad Guerrero Jr. Joins A Number of Elite Clubs With Landmark Home Run

He came to the majors with a Hall of Fame name and a prospect cachet rarely ever seen before. Now Vlad Guerrero Jr. is living up to it all in so many ways.

With his 40th home run on Monday in an 8-0 Toronto Blue Jays rout over the New York Yankees, the Vlad Guerreros (Sr. & Jr.) become only the second father-son team to reach that mark, joining only the Fielders (Cecil & Prince).

Vlad Guerrero the First hit his first 40 home run season in his 4th season in the @MLB, at the age of 24. Guerrero Jr. has done it in his 3rd at 22. Sr.’s highest ever was 44 in 2000 for the Expos. pic.twitter.com/umd0H7l3Ds
— Tyler Partridge (@TylerPartridge1) September 6, 2021

At just 22 years old, Vladdy Jr. has also reached a number of other special marks and lists associated with his young stature:

Youngest player in Blue Jays history to reach the 40 HR plateau
9th player aged 22 or younger to reach the mark

       Joe DiMaggio
       Johnny Bench
       Eddie Mathews
       Juan Gonzalez
       Bryce Harper
       Alex Rodriguez
       Mel Ott
       Ronald Acuna Jr.
       Vlad Guerrero Jr.

Just 2 RBIs shy of becoming only the 4th-youngest player in major league history to amass 40 HR, 100 runs, 100 RBIs in a season

       Mel Ott (20 y.o.), 1929
       Ronald Acuna Jr. (21 y.o.), 2019
       Eddie Mathews (21 y.o.), 1953

With the historic homer, Vlad Jr. also extended his hitting streak to 14 games, and helped the Jays to their 5th straight win, a run in which they've averaged 8.4 runs per game.