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TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ
Bobby Witt Jr. watched it fly, long, high and straightaway, and gave a little wave, as if to say, “Go, ball.”
Didn’t work.
Witt’s final swing of the final round came up just short, and with that, Teoscar Hernández became the first Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby.
It certainly wasn’t easy for Hernández, who had the lowest score among the four contestants who advanced past the new-look first round — Alec Bohm, José Ramírez, Witt and Hernández — and then topped Bohm head-to-head in the second round, 16 home runs to 15.
Hernández then used a hot streak in the abbreviated final round to put up 14 dingers and (barely) beat Witt’s 13.
Despite the thrilling finish, the new-look first round — in which there was a 40-pitch limit and the top four advanced — was a dud. The numbers back it up:
There were 138 total home runs hit in the first round, down from 195 last year.Bohm led the way with 21 home runs in the first round. Last year, five of the eight batters hit at least 24.
But it’s not just the numbers. It was the overall atmosphere, writes Matt Snyder, who was there….
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/teoscar-hernandez-wins-2024-home-run-derby-eas-college-football-25-tips-top-teams-and-more/
Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-07-16 13:27:09
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