As an appetizer for this week’s All-Star festivities, the hard-hitting Blue Jays — led by their two ASG starters, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and catcher Alejandro Kirk — take on electric rookie Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals in this week’s “MLB Sunday Leadoff”, live on Peacock.
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Guerrero Jr. hasn’t been the force he was last season, when he led the Major Leagues in homers (48) and runs scored (123), while placing second behind Shohei Ohtani in American League Most Valuable Player voting. But a nine-homer June got him going, as the Blue Jays look to stay ahead of the fray for an AL Wild Card spot. Meanwhile, after a slow start, Witt Jr. also has picked up steam; he’s third among AL rookies with 13 home runs and second with 17 steals.
Play-by-play man Jason Benetti is joined in the booth by Blue Jays analyst Dan Plesac, a former three-time All-Star, and Royals counterpart Rex Hudler, a former first-round pick who played 13 seasons in the bigs.
NBC Sports’ Ahmed Fareed hosts the MLB Sunday Leadoff pre- and postgame shows each week, and also serves as the in-game reporter. This Sunday, Fareed is joined by Tigers analyst Craig Monroe, a nine-year MLB veteran, and Rob Friedman, aka PitchingNinja on Twitter (@PitchingNinja), who provides pregame pitching breakdowns.
MLB Sunday Leadoff on Peacock debuted on May 8, beginning an 18-week schedule of exclusive MLB contests every Sunday morning. Peacock was also the exclusive home of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, played on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
The MLB Sunday Leadoff game each week is the only game scheduled until 1:30 p.m. ET, when the rest of the day’s action will begin. The start time for each MLB Sunday Leadoff game is noon ET for the remainder of the games through Sept. 4.