The finals will be two minutes. They are allowed to take as many swings as they would like as they do not face a penalty for swinging and failing to hit a home run. The clock starts as soon as the first pitch is thrown. Players can take one timeout at any point during the round.
Batters can extend their time limits by 30 seconds if they launch two baseballs equal to or farther than feet. That time can be moved up to 60 seconds if a home run is sent more than feet. There are two steps for a tie in the Home Run Derby. The first step is a one-minute round where each batter will have a minute to hit as many home runs as they can.
His 28 total homers were double the next closest slugger Jose Bautista, He became the first non-All-Star to win the event. He's also the only Derby participant to win in both the American and National Leagues, or for multiple teams, for that matter. His father, former Major Leaguer Jose Cano, pitched to him. They're the first and only father-son duo to ever participate. Only one player had ever hit that many in a full Derby before Bobby Abreu, 41 in Despite fans packing into McCovey Cove outside the Giants' home ballpark in kayaks and rafts, none of the participants hit a "splash hit.
This year's competition shook up the rule book with players posting the highest totals across Rounds 1 and 2 advancing to the finals, rather than resetting the tally each round like in previous years. The eight players represented their home countries in as part of a promotion for the inaugural World Baseball Classic. He is the No. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. The American League easily won the competition between the leagues, with homers to The participants were announced on July 11th , with seven participants from the National League and just one from the American League after some of the junior circuit's most prominent sluggers, such as Aaron Judge , Giancarlo Stanton and J.
Martinez , declined to participate. The participants were announced on July 3rd , although six of the names were already public by that point only Joc Pederson and Alex Bregman had not yet been announced. In spite of bonus prizes having been increased, there were still a number of no-shows among the home run leaders, leaving a spot for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Christian Yelich , the major league home run leader, withdrew at the last-minute and was replaced by Matt Chapman. Two rookies made it to the final round, eventual winner Pete Alonso and Guerrero, who along the way set a record with 29 homers in the first round, then shattered it with 40 in an epic second round face-off against Joc Pederson that required three tie-breakers! Guerrero also hit the longest homer of the night, at feet.
After the cancellation of the All-Star Game , the Home Run Derby returned in with the participants and seedings being announced on July 7th.
The two major absences were those of runner-up Vladimir Guerrero Jr. All participants wore uniform number 44 in honor of the recently deceased Hank Aaron. The first round battle between Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani was an epic one, requiring two tiebreakers, with Soto connecting on all three of his swings in the second of the tiebreakers. Meanwhile, Pete Alonso set a record with his 35 dingers in the first round, the destroyed Soto in the second round, exceeding his total with almost a minute left to go, all the while multiplying the tape-measure shots.
He faced dark horse Trey Mancini in the final round, whose presence there was already a triumph after his overcoming cancer. But Mancini was not going to roll over before the Alonso steamroller as he blasted a very impressive 22 long balls in the final round.
Still, it was not enough, as Alonso seemed to top him effortlessly, blasting five consecutive balls into the depths of Coors Field in the bonus round to defend his title in very impressive style. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Are you a Stathead, too? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter. This Week in Sports Reference Find out when we add a feature or make a change. Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data.
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