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A saga that produced countless twists of promise and turns of pessimism over the past calendar year has finally culminated in a titanic pact between a homegrown superstar and a franchise that simply could not afford to lose him: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a 14-year, $500 million extension, pending a physical. After exhaustive speculation about whether the Toronto chapter of his career would soon come to an end, Guerrero will be the undisputed face of the franchise for the foreseeable future and perhaps one day will be considered the greatest to ever wear a Blue Jays uniform.