Blue Jays star doubles down that he will 'never' play for Yankees, says it's a 'personal thing with my family'

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was born to be an enemy of the New York Yankees.

Entering Friday night, when he hit a homer in the first inning in the Bronx, Guerrero Jr., the son of a Hall of Famer, was a .289 hitter against the Bombers with an .864 OPS.

He is a Yankee killer on the field, and he also hates them.

In November, he said he would never sign with the Yankees, not even [when I’m] dead."

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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, left, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium April 13, 2022, in New York City.  (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The Toronto Blue Jays have tried to ignite a fire with the Yanks both on and off the field. Guerrero said over the offseason that the Yankees were the "easiest team" to play last season despite the Jays' losing record against them and the Yanks winning the AL East. 

Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah has called Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole the biggest cheater in MLB history. The two will start for their respective teams in the Bronx Saturday morning, so get your popcorn ready.

Manoah didn't exactly regret his choice of words Friday. "I said what I said," he said Friday.

Ahead of the first meeting between the AL East foes, the 24-year-old Guerrero doubled down on his hatred for the Yanks, but it seems to go far beyond the field.

"It’s a personal thing. It goes back with my family," Guerrero said through an interpreter Friday. "That’s my decision, and I will never change that."

Vladimir Guerrero of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning during a game at the Rogers Centre Sept. 27, 2022, in