With everything crumbling around him, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put together his best season since he finished second in AL MVP voting in 2021. Vladdy didn’t dominate all season, as he owned a .679 OPS at the end of April. But from May on, the 25-year-old was one of baseball’s best hitters.

Blue Jays starter Yariel Rodríguez fielded a question with no good answer right now: How would you approach pitching to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? “Oh, that’s hard,” Rodríguez said via team interpreter Hector LeBron.

By hitting his 30th home run of the season on Thursday, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is in a rare class in team history.

The win clinched the Rapids’ first MLS Cup Playoffs berth since finishing atop the table in the Western Conference in 2021. Colorado (15-5-10) now sits in third place in the West with 58 points, five behind first-place L.A. Galaxy.

Reggie Cannon scored a goal in the 53rd minute, Djordje Mihailovic converted a penalty kick in stoppage time and the Colorado Rapids beat Toronto FC 2-0 to clinch a berth in the MLS Cup playoffs.

The Colorado Rapids secured an MLS Cup playoff spot with a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo. Reggie Cannon and Djordje Mihailovic scored second-half goals as Colorado (15-10-5,