On a Monday afternoon in Texas five days into the 2021 season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are sitting together in the Toronto Blue Jays dugout, the former with his right arm around the latter. They’re staring out to the field when the slugging first baseman gently squeezes the kinetic shortstop’s shoulder before resting his arm back on the bench. A quick conversation follows and they share an impish laugh. The BFF moment, captured by a TV broadcast camera and shared widely by fans, resonated because of the genuine affinity and rapport between the two young stars, and there were similar scenes all summer long. Fate paired them in the Blue Jays farm system as potential organizational cornerstones and since 2017 they have essentially walked the same pro baseball path, graduating from level to level through the minor leagues up to the majors, succeeding at each step amid burdensome expectations and debuting as all-stars together last summer. Read more https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/longfo...houldnt-wait-to-extend-guerrero-and-bichette/
