Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might have been the first person in history to turn to the Toronto Maple Leafs for good luck ahead of Game 7.
The Toronto Blue Jays slugger walked into Rogers Centre wearing an Auston Matthews jersey on Monday ahead of the do-or-die ALCS contest against the Seattle Mariners.
And curses be damned, the Blue Jays went out and punched their ticket to the World Series, with a 4-3 Game 7 win.
Guerrero Jr. even went out and won the ALCS MVP for his efforts in the series.
"I think Vladdy broke the curse by wearing Auston Matthews' jersey here today," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said to The Athletic's Mitch Bannon post-game.
His run of dominance in this post-season — his six home runs represent a single-season franchise record and lead MLB — has also not been reminiscent of Matthews and the Maple Leafs' well-documented playoff struggles.
The Maple Leafs have lost all three Game 7s they've played in the Matthews era.
Guerrero Jr.'s wardrobe choice was perhaps a response to the Seattle Kraken, who wore Mariners jerseys prior to beating the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday.
Mariners slugger Josh Naylor, of Mississauga, Ont., showed up to a game earlier this series in a throwback Kevin Durant Supersonics jersey.
