Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is paying tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant ... by getting some incredible custom cleats -- and he's giving a pair to Vanessa!!
TMZ Sports has learned ... the 22-year-old star has been wanting to honor the late Lakers legend and Gigi on his feet for more than a year.
VG specifically wanted to cop the tribute cleats for the Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels series ... so he hit up New Jersey artist Michael Jordan for the job.