"On Tuesday night in Game 3 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, Blue Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a key hit in the third inning when he launched a huge home run off of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to put Toronto ahead 2-1. It would turn out to be a lead that they would not relinquish as they eventually beat Los Angeles 6-2 to even up the series."
"But Guerrero's heroics went beyond just helping out the Blue Jays earning the crucial victory to get back into the series. In fact, it actually made some history while becoming Toronto's best playoff slugger ever in the process. The big blast by the 26-year-old first baseman was his seventh postseason home run, surpassing both Joe Carter and José Bautista for the all-time franchise home run record in the MLB Playoffs."
"Both Carter and Bautista played huge roles for the Blue Jays in the postseason during their prime years with the organization. Bautista had his "bat-flip" home run moment during the 2015 ALDS against the Texas Rangers and of course Carter had his World Series walk-off home run in 1993 to help the Jays capture back-to-back titles. But no matter how many big home runs that they hit during the franchise's postseason runs, both never ended up with more than six in total."
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a third-inning home run off Shohei Ohtani in Game 3 of the World Series, giving Toronto a 2-1 lead in a 6-2 victory that evened the series. The blast was his seventh postseason home run, surpassing Joe Carter and José Bautista for the Blue Jays' all-time playoff home run record. Carter hit six postseason homers in 29 playoff games across 1991–1993, while Bautista hit six in 20 games during 2015–2016. Guerrero reached seven homers in a single postseason over 15 games, extending a torrid postseason power surge.
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