By Quinton Miles

Vladmir Guerrerro, the 2004 AL MVP, has been chosen to grace the cover of [i]MLB 2006[/i], according to 989 Sports today. A top offensive and defensive playmaker for years no matter what team’s he been on, during his first season on the Angels squad last year he led the club and most of the AL in batting average, eventually leading him to earn the team’s MVP award this year.

“Vladimir Guerrero is one of the most talented and instinctual baseball players in the Major Leagues, continuously amazing baseball fans with his superb offensive and defensive skills,” said Scott Rohde, director of product development, 989 Sports. “Guerrero is a great role model and we are very pleased to have him become part of the 989 Sports family as a consultant and spokesperson.”

[i]MLB 2006[/i] is slated to ship this spring for the PlayStation 2.