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The Toronto Blue Jays' season hung in the balance after superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s early exit in their 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. The 26-year-old got hit in the forearm by a pitch in the third inning and got subbed out in the fourth.

In the top of the third, Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was struck by Guardians starter Tanner Bibee. He left the game with what the team is calling a "forearm contusion ." X-rays have since came back negative for a fracture.