His father, Baseball Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero Sr., was the 2004 AL MVP and a nine-time Major League All-Star who played 16 years in MLB with the Montreal Expos (1996-2003), Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels (2004-2009), Texas Rangers (2010) and the Baltimore Orioles (2011).

The Dodgers (93-69) had to play an extra round to get back to the World Series and have won nine of 10 games in these playoffs after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers, who had MLB's best record, in the NLCS.