Like father, like son: Vlad Jr. became a hero in Montreal on Tuesday night.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 Tuesday night in the stadium where his father played much of his Hall of Fame career.
Guerrero, 19, walked off for Toronto at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in the Blue Jays' final exhibition game before the regular season. The son of Vladimir Guerrero hammered Jack Flaherty's pitch over the wall in left-center field to a huge roar from the 25,816 spectators.
Fans wearing Montreal Expos paraphernalia jumped and yelled from the stands. Guerrero -- wearing his dad's No. 27 -- threw his helmet before leaping into a frenzied circle of teammates at home plate. One fan waved a Guerrero Expos jersey as he celebrated.
Using the hashtag "priceless," the elder Guerrero tweeted out a clip of his son's Tuesday evening heroics.
The Hall of Famer hit 234 home runs over eight seasons with Montreal. His son is among the game's top prospects but will start the season in the minor leagues.
This is the fifth year that Toronto has capped its exhibition season at Olympic Stadium.
I'm too sexy
A former University of Cincinnati volleyball player is suing the school, saying she was kicked off the team for posting photos on Instagram that were "too sexy."
Nineteen-year-old Shalom Ifeanyi (ih-fee-YAH'-nee) filed the lawsuit in federal court last week, alleging racial and sex discrimination by the university and volleyball Coach Molly Alvey.
Ifeanyi says she was removed from the team because she did not fit the description of a Cincinnati volleyball player. She alleges Alvey harassed her about the pictures posted to her social media accounts.
The teenager is seeking compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorney fees. Cincinnati athletics spokesman Ryan Koslen said the university has no comment on pending legal matters.
No regrets
Vin Scully, 90, is in the second season of the rest of his life.
After 67 years as the voice of the Dodgers, Scully is not upset in the least that, after three decades of waiting, the team finally got back to the World Series in the first year after he retired.
"I have no thoughts of, you know, maybe I should have stayed another year, because they got into the World Series. None of that. None whatsoever." Scully said. "Content is the best word I can say. I really and truly am enjoying it.
"I'm not doing very much. I thought I'd have read 10 books by now. But I haven't."
Truth be told, Scully said, his wife enjoys watching baseball on television more than he does.
"Sandi is the one who would watch every game, every day, every night, every afternoon," he said. "She loves watching the game.
"After 67 years, I have really had enough ice cream. But I certainly can't turn her down."
Sports on 03/29/2018