This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
put on a show in last night's Home Run Derby in Seattle, bashing nearly 30,000 feet worth of dingers to make himself and Vladimir Sr. (2007) the first father-son duo to win the annual All-Star competition.
Vladdy's victory was a bright spot in a mixed bag of a season for his Toronto Blue Jays. With the unofficial second half of the season set to begin after tonight's All-Star Game, here's a casual fan's update on some of the storylines surrounding Canada's only Major League Baseball club: The AL East is a beast. Life in this division is never easy.
This year, it's downright unfair. In a sport where all six divisions have at least one bottom-feeder, each of the five AL East clubs is at least five games over .500.