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Blue Jays done in by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s broken glove as skid hits new low

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the middle of a nightmare stretch and their misfortune reached new heights in Sunday's loss to the Seattle Mariners.

Staked to a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning, Blue Jays relief pitcher David Phelps induced a comebacker that should have ended a bases-loaded threat. Phelps threw home for the initial out, then catcher Gabriel Moreno fired to first base for what would have been an inning-ending double play to keep the Mariners off the board in the frame.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s glove had other ideas.

When the ball arrived at first base it went straight through Guerrero Jr.