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Sources: Jays give Vlad Jr. 14-year, $500M dealVladimir Guerrero Jr., 26, and the Blue Jays are in agreement on a 14-year, $500 million extension, pending a physical, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday night, a no-deferral deal to keep the homegrown star in Toronto for the rest of his career.
Article mentions it, but IMO main reason for his is they lost out on Shohei. Then they lost out on Soto. They could not afford to see him walk. Not for a huge city that can draw 4 million in a good year.