Vlad the Impaler

Not one.

Not two.

But three ding dongs (including a Grand Salami) for Vlad Guerrero Jr. last night.

🚀 VLADDY SLAM 🚀 pic.twitter.com/7RQcQKF7zs
— MLB (@MLB) April 28, 2021

💥 Video Game Vlad does it AGAIN 💥 pic.twitter.com/1BrP4I2muK
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 28, 2021

VLADDY.

THREE.

HOMERS.

(via @BlueJays)pic.twitter.com/eBJoxh2M1Q
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 28, 2021

Vladdy Jr. has been impaling (get it) opposing pitchers all month long and is off to a rip roaring start to the season:

A three-homer game for Vlad Guerrero Jr., who is now hitting .360/.484/.693 with more walks than strikeouts and looking like one of the best hitters in the game
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 28, 2021

Mad asking some history too:

At 22 years old, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the youngest player in Blue Jays history with a 3-HR game. He's the 2nd-youngest player in the last 50 years to do it.

Vlad Jr. is also the youngest player in MLB history with a 3-HR, 7 RBI game.

Note, Vlad Sr. never had a 3-HR game. pic.twitter.com/lnEVvD7eXS
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 28, 2021

Not too shabby for a guy who a lot of pundits had written off after last season’s lackluster sophomore outing. But anyone paying attention could see that Vlad was primed for a breakout campaign. He looked downright trim in Spring Training and the effects are immediately clear. Already Vladdy has nearly eclipsed his entire 2020 HR production.

The season is just getting started but for those of us that loaded up on Vladdy Chrome Rookies while his market was down, the future looks bright indeed.