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Vladimir Guerrero Junior is the name you did not want to see in the injury report heading into the postseason stretch. The Blue Jays first baseman exited Sunday's finale against Texas with left lower back tightness, a vague but worrying description for a player Toronto absolutely cannot afford to lose down the stretch.
Speaking of October races, the Boston Red Sox have officially punched their ticket to the playoffs, clinching a berth for the second consecutive season after a rough first half that had plenty of people writing them off. Don't sleep on this team — the turnaround has been real, and there are legitimate arguments they can make a deep run when October baseball arrives.
And the injury situation across the NFL on Sunday was genuinely alarming. Caleb Williams, the Bears' franchise quarterback and the number one overall pick just months ago, was carted off the field against Minnesota with a right hamstring injury. Chicago was already reeling from a stunning Week two loss, and now the city is holding its breath waiting on the severity of what could be a defining moment for this young team's entire season.
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