Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr gets kneed in the head during chaotic play, leaves game

Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leaves game after getting kneed in the head by Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. (This video contains AI-assisted content)

Unfortunately for Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr., baseball can sometimes be a contact sport.

In the bottom of the sixth inning during the Blue Jays’ 3-1 win over the New York Yankees on Friday at the Rogers Centre, Guerrero took a knee to the head in a chaotic play.

The Blue Jays were trailing 1-0 with runners on first and second base with one out and George Springer up to bat. Nathan Lukes was on second base, while Guerrero was on first.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts during a game against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Peter Sarellas/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Springer rolled over on Gerrit Cole’s fastball and hit a weak ground ball to third baseman Ryan McMahon. The Yankees’ third baseman charged the ball, stepped on third base, retiring Lukes, and fired to first base to try to complete the inning-ending double play.

Instead, McMahon threw it in the dirt, and first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. was unable to make the catch. When Garcia tried to pick the ball out of the dirt, his glove flew off and the ball went away from him. Guerrero looked to capitalize on the blunder and took off for third base.

Garcia finally recovered, grabbed the ball and fired a bullet to third base. The problem? No one was covering the bag.

Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. was a couple of paces off the bag, and Garcia’s throw went into foul territory. As Lombard went to pursue the ill-advised throw, he ran into Guerrero and kneed