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Pablo Guerrero Signs Contract with Rangers; OF is Son of Hall of Famer Vlad Guerrero

Timothy Rapp

The Texas Rangers have reportedly signed teenage outfielder Pablo Guerrero, according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com and Ben Badler of Baseball America.

Guerrero is the son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero Sr. and the younger brother of Toronto Blue Jays' star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Per Sanchez, the young Guerrero "has played some third base and in the outfield" and "projects to move to first base in the future."

"A new professional player in the family, congratulations to my son Pablo on his signing with the Texas Rangers," Guerrero Sr. said in a translated tweet (h/t Braydon Holmyard of the Toronto Star). "Keep working hard to fulfill your dreams!"

If the young Guerrero is anything like his father or brother, the Rangers found themselves a star. Guerrero Sr. was a nine-time All-Star and one-time AL MVP, blasting 449 home runs in his excellent career. He was famous for his violent swings, his ability to seemingly hit any pitch no matter how far out of the strike zone and his cannon of a right arm.

Guerrero Jr. is emerging as one of the game's best young sluggers, with 80 homers and 208 RBI across the past two seasons. At just 23, he appears to have a long and successful career ahead of him that will perhaps rival his Hall of Fame father.

The Rangers also reportedly agreed to a deal with the Bahamas' Sebastian Walcott, who ranks eighth in MLB.com's prospect rankings for 2023. They also reportedly added Cuban outfielder Geisel Cepeda, Dominican pitcher Snarlyn Encarnacion and Venezuelan catcher Juan Sulbaran.

Texas has clearly made it some level of priority to target siblings of current MLB players, with Luisangel Acuña—the younger brother of Atlanta Braves' star Ronald Acuña Jr.—already in the system.

   

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