Vlad Jr's Power Surge Looms for Jays

0:00It's May 2nd. I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and bill for baseball fans. Toronto Blue Jays are starting to look healthier on the field. Pitcher Trey Isavish got back on the mound. Tuesday, Jose Boreos is nearing a return from his elbow issue, and George Springer is back boosting the lineup. They sit at 15 wins and 17 losses after a solid 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins Friday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. remains the core of the squad. Just one week back, he hit the 1,000-game mark for Toronto, the 12th player ever to do it. The 27-year-old is crushing it with a 3-39 batting average, second in the American League, a 4-26 on base. Percentage, 40 hits, and 15 runs, bat it in. But here's the surprise. No one's talking about his power numbers. He's only got two home runs this season. Just on April 4th against the Chicago White Sox, second 16 days later versus the Los Angeles

1:01Angels. Fans know his bat can light up scoreboards, yet the lineup craves that third spot popped to compete with the big boys. Dig into the stats from Statcast, and his average exit velocity is 91.3 miles per hour, the lowest since his rookie year in 2. 2019, hard hit rate at 46.1% matches that low too. Though his launch angle is up from last season, hinting at bombs incoming. Last year, he started slow in April and May, with 4 homers, then exploded for 8 in June. Kazuma Okamoto leaves the team with 7 long balls, Dalton Bar Show, and J.Soo Sanchez, right behind at 4 each. It's not of Guerrero Jr.'s power wakes up, but when, and that surge could skyrocket this offense, just as the J.S. round into full strength.