TORONTO (AP) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was determined not to show up to another spring training carrying more weight than he wanted.

Embarrassed and apologetic after arriving out of shape at summer camp in 2020, the Blue Jays slugger worked aggressively on his conditioning this offseason, and said he has lost 42 pounds since last July.

"I came to spring training out of shape for a couple of years," Guerrero said through a translator Wednesday from Blue Jays camp in Dunedin, Florida. "One day at my house in the Dominican I just sat down and thought about all this. I decided right then that I was going to get ready, I was going to prepare myself, I was going to work very hard for this year. I did, because my main focus is just to be ready and help the team win."