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The Home Run Derby 2024 had everyone at the edge of their seat at the Globe Life Field in Texas, with the Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez being crowned the Home Run King, winning the $1 million grand prize by barely defeating Royals' star Bobby Witt Jr. in the final round.
Teoscar Hernandez also became the first Dodger to win a Home Run Derby in franchise history, cementing a huge milestone for the Los Angeles organization.
A Home Run Derby full of excitement
The final between Bobby Witt Jr. and Teoscar Hern�ndez went down to the last at-bat, with the Dominican winning by 14 home runs to 13, with the Royals' player connecting a hit in the last out of his bonus that came extremely close to tying it and sending it to the swing-off, but fell a few feet short.
The MLB 2024 Home Run Derby also featured Pete Alonso, Adolis Garcia, Gunnar Henderson, Marcell Ozuna, Jose Ramirez, and Alec Bohm, there was a feeling that this new format took some of the excitement out of the competition, with the hitters looking more cautious and conservative in their swings.
The big disappointments of this year's HR Derby were undoubtedly reigning American Rookie of the Year Gunnar Henderson and two-time Derby champion Pete Alonso, who went out in the first round, hitting just 11 and 12 homers respectively.
The semifinal between Teoscar Hernandez and Alec Bohm was one of the most exciting moments of the night, as both were tied with 14 homers after regulation time and the bonus round, going to the swing-off where the Dodgers' Dominican beat the Phillies' player by hitting two homers as the tiebreaker.