Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round.
When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last year's champion. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore a Blue Jays jersey with Hernández's name and No. 37 on the back as he watched the competition, honoring his friend from their time as Toronto teammates from 2017-22.'That was a surprise of the night,' Hernández said.
Witt had knocked out Cleveland switch-hitter José RamÃrez 17-12 in the semifinals. Hernández beat Philadelphia's Alec Bohm 16-15 after a tiebreaker when both got three swings â Hernández hit two out, and Bohm one. They were tied at 14 after the three-minute segment and their bonus rounds, and Bohm came close to avoiding that, but the last ball he hit then landed on the warning track in left-center field.
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