John Schneider shares his thoughts on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s injury following the loss to the Pirates on Monday.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left a 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh in the fifth inning with hamstring tightness following a pair of stellar defensive plays.

Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays have heard it before. The team had a bad and underwhelming offseason. Two years ago, it was losing out on Shohei Ohtani. This past offseason they pursued Pete Alonso, Corbin Burnes,

Guerrero left the contest in the fifth inning when Ty France pinch hit in his place. The franchise first baseman felt hamstring tightness in the third frame after doing the splits to field a throw from across the diamond,

The Toronto Blue Jays are projected to part ways with their franchise shortstop after a sudden decline in his on-field play.

Toronto entered the game with a five-game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East standings, while the Yankees sat 5.5 games back. The Blue Jays are pushing for their first division title in a decade, and losing Guerrero for any length of time would make that climb much harder.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/bluejays as Blue Jays Star Has Proven To Be MVP-Caliber Player for Franchise. After a successful week, the Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to build momentum with the team getting set to play some weaker opponents.

Usually when benches clear during a Major League Baseball game, it's in response to an obvious provocation: a hit batsman or a display of unsportsmanlike conduct. That wasn't the case during the seventh inning of the Pirates' victory against the Blue Jays (box score) on Monday night.