Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked back his hatred of the New York Yankees ahead of his looming free agency, but Red Sox fans have to be laughing at the obvious ploy at play here.

Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in his spring training debut with the Boston Red Sox, launching a drive over the left-field wall in the second inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

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An important deadline came and went earlier this week for the Toronto Blue Jays: Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. failed to reach agreement on a contract extension before his self-imposed deadline

The clock is ticking for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., especially if he intends to sign an extension with the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays lost one of their outfielder to a scary injury suffered as a result of a collision with the outfield wall in a spring training game Tuesday.

Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet -- the two big offseason acquisitions of the Red Sox -- enjoyed solid debuts in Fort Myers on Sunday.

Vladimir Guerrero and the Blue Jays did not agree to a contract extension prior to spring training, setting the Red Sox up to make a run at him in free agency.