A big night in the minors for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

On August 14, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. collided with George Lombard Jr. of the New York Yankees as Lombard Jr. attempted to cover third base on a wild throw by Luis Garcia Jr.

As a result, the Bombardiers' shortstop's knee struck Guerrero in the head, forcing him to leave the game; he was ultimately placed on the seven-day injured list with concussion symptoms.

The Toronto Blue Jays certainly won't want to rush Vlad Jr.'s return, especially since he'll have to complete MLB's protocol, but it appears a return to play is imminent for him.

In fact, Junior began his rehab assignment with Dunedin in Class A last night (Thursday), and things went as well as the Toronto organization could have hoped.

In fact, Vladdy served as the designated hitter and reached base in all three of his plate appearances. He finished the night with a hit in as many at-bats, including an RBI double, two walks, and a run scored before being removed from the game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s day is done on MLB Rehab:

1-for-1, RBI double, run scored, two walks pic.twitter.com/Im7KFrvHjR

— Dunedin Blue Jays (@DunedinBlueJays) August 21, 2026

But most importantly, this marks another step in Major League Baseball's concussion protocol. The real test was simply to see how he would react in a game situation after participating in baseball activities earlier in the week.

If everything continues to go smoothly, the $500 million man could be back in a Blue Jays uniform as early as tomorrow (Saturday) for another important series against the Yankees, this time in the Bronx.

Toronto just clinched another series yesterday after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1. It was the seventh consecutive series they've won.

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