Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches hard-to-believe 365-day HR drought for Blue Jays

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has reached a hard-to-believe 365-day home run (HR) drought while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays at their home ballpark, Rogers Centre, in 2026. According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, this is the first time since the 2025 regular season that Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run at the Rogers Centre. Entering Monday, August 17, he has gone 329 plate appearances at home without a single homer, entering his one-year anniversary of the last HR in Toronto.

In 2025, Guerrero Jr. hit only seven home runs in 59 games at home, with a .257 batting average and .645 OPS, compared to a .269 average and .742 OPS on the road. This season, he has hit just seven home runs in 218 at-bats, with a .257 average and .645 OPS at home, compared to a .269 average and .742 OPS on the road. The most alarming aspect of this drought is his zero homers at home, compared to seven on the road.

Last year, on August 17, Guerrero Jr. hit a home run against the Texas Rangers, but in the next 18 home games that season, he failed to hit a single homer. Through 59 games this season, the streak has continued. Guerrero Jr. last hit a home run at the Rogers Centre on October 19 during Game 6 of the ALCS. He has about two months left to go before reaching a full year since Blue Jays fans last saw any kind of HR from him at home.

However, with Guerrero Jr. currently on the 7-day concussion injured list, his home HR drought is expected to grow even further.