On Opening Day, the Toronto Blue Jays’ slugging star power stole the show. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in an early run, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. plated the game-winning RBI and Teoscar Hernández awoke the fans with an emphatic opposite field three-run blast.
The batting order deservedly gets a lot of love, but Toronto’s bullpen facilitated Friday’s win by carrying the team from the very first inning to the last out of the ballgame.
While it most certainly won’t be called on that early in every game, the Blue Jays bullpen will be critical to the club’s success in 2022, especially if they keep winning.