SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s highly anticipated -- and highly successful -- stint in the Arizona Fall League will come to an early end, as baseball's No. 1 prospect is leaving Arizona prior to Tuesday's game to tend to a family matter, sources told MLB Pipeline.
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with two RBIs on Monday to finish with a .351/.398/.446 slash line as the youngest player in the Fall League. After hitting a career-high 20 homers during the regular season, Guerrero didn't homer in Arizona, but he hit seven doubles and consistently made loud contact, regularly registering exit velocities over 100 mph.
The Blue Jays' 19-year-old phenom hit safely in each of his first 13 games, recording multiple hits in seven of those, and was batting .462 before going 3-for-25 over his final two weeks (six games). He ranks fourth in the league in average and RBIs (17) and is tied for second with 27 hits. At 10-17, Guerrero's Surprise Saguaros squad has three games remaining and has been eliminated from contention for Saturday's championship game.
Guerrero was sent to Arizona to make up for lost at-bats after he missed roughly six weeks during the regular season with a strained patellar tendon. When he was healthy, MLB Pipeline's Hitter of the Year hit .381/.437/.636 over 95 games, primarily with Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo.