"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was pissed at me" - Davis Schneider reveals what really went down during viral moment with $500,000,000 Blue Jays superstar

The Toronto Blue Jays have been on a tear since the All-Star break. They've shot up to the apex of the American League East division past the postseason favorites, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, and now hold the second-best record in the AL at 78-58. With the success it has enjoyed so far, the team has often embarked on some shenanigans on the field.

One such event happened during Toronto's Wednesday contest against the Minnesota Twins at home.

Outfielder Davis Schneider and star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have been known to initiate postgame celebrations by dousing teammates with their hydration drink from the cooler. This time, Schneider accidentally did something that drew Guerrero's ire.

"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was pissed at me," Schneider said on the 'Blue Jays Today' podcast hosted by Nick Paleolog and Adam Peddle (Timestamp: 15:39-15:42).

Schneider said on the podcast that Guerrero, albeit humorously, was frustrated at him for missing the mark when they attempted to shower teammate Addison Barger with the drink.

Barger finished with a double and two RBIs as the Blue Jays barely escaped the Twins 9-8.

"Barger kind of moved out of the way pretty quick," Schneider said (Timestamp: 15:22). "So, I was just trying to jump and wasn't going to dump him a little but too much, but then we just completely whiffed, or at least I did. Then, Vladdy kind of blamed it on me, which rightfully so. That wasn't the best dump."

Blue Jays drop series against Brewers in marquee matchup

The highly anticipated matchup between the AL East-leading Blue Jays and the NL-leading Brewers failed to meet expectations, as the hosts were no match against Milwaukee's pitching. Toronto lost the first two games of the three-game set.

In the Friday game between the two, Freddy Peralta continued his dominance on the mound as he tossed six innings of one-hit ball with a walk and eight strikeouts for an MLB-leading 16th win of the season.

On the other end of the spectrum, former Cy Young winner and Blue Jays newcomer Shane Bieber suffered his first loss for his new team in a respectable 5.1 innings of two-run ball on five base hits. The Brewers easily dispatched the hosts 7-2.

Then in Sunday's game, the Brew Crew went a step further, suffocating the Jays' high-octane offense by surrendering a solitary run in a 4-1 victory. Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich each contributed a home run, while the only run that Toronto could muster was on a sacrifice fly by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. that plated George Springer.

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Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

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