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• While Guerrero may have made the biggest impression in the 2019 Derby, it was Alonso who walked away with the trophy (and the $1 million prize). He did it by launching 57 total homers , including 20 in a semifinal victory over Ronald Acuña Jr. and 23 in the final showdown with Guerrero. Alonso earned bonus time in all three rounds by hitting at least three homers 440-plus feet, but he never actually needed it -- walking off his opponent before the end of regulation. • Story has been one of MLB’s top power threats ever since he debuted with a two-homer Opening Day in 2016. He remains the only player in AL or NL history to homer in four straight games to begin his career, with six total dingers in that span. Ohtani has of course been a complete anomaly as far as baseball performances.
Initial estimates said Judge's final home-run ball of the 2022 campaign, which No. 62 was, would sell for no less than $2 million at auction. Even Youmans' lawyer, Dave Baron, seemed convinced, saying the auction house believed Judge's ball could sell for "significantly higher" than $3 million, citing the Yankees' hardcore fanbase as a reason. The ball was sold through collectibles marketplace Goldin by Cory Youmans, who caught the record-setting ball during the Yankees' Oct. 4 game against the Texas Rangers.
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Comic book creator and artist Todd McFarlane bought the ball. The home run ball was consigned to Goldin in November by Cory Youmans. He was sitting in the front row of section 31 in left field at Globe Life Field on Oct. 4 when Judge led off the second game of a doubleheader between the Yankees and Rangers and connected. — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run has sold for $1.5 million at auction. Alonso had finished regulation with 17 homers, and he didn’t need half of his extra minute to get the job done. Like nearly all of his shots, his clincher went to left field, and Alonso dropped his bat and thrust both arms forward before hugging Jauss in triumph.
Pujols is making his final All-Star appearance an eventful one. Limited tickets are still available for the 2022 T-Mobile Home Run Derby. "Everybody can pull the ball. Let’s see how far you hit the ball oppo," Soto said. • With a win, Seager would become just the third shortstop to win the Home Run Derby. Before that, Cal Ripken Jr. was the first shortstop to win the contest in 1991.
Trevor Story
He’s the 11th player to hit as many as 33 home runs before the All-Star break, but of course the first to do so while also pitching regularly . On Friday, he became the first player since Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 to go deep at least 33 times in his team's first 87 games. • Alonso has hit 131 career homers in the Derby, the most of any player in a career -- ahead of Joc Pederson’s 99. Granted, the more recent, timed format has made this possible. Alonso also holds the records for most homers in a first round, with 35 in 2021, and a final round, with 23 in each of the Derbies he’s done.
Harper won the event in 2018 in Washington and also finished as the runner-up in 2013, but no other player in Nats history has ever participated until now. The Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the only MLB player with more non-pulled homers this season than Ohtani’s 17, and in Ohtani’s career, 45% of his big flies have gone to the middle third of the field. Will Ohtani add to his jaw-dropping season by putting on a show at altitude? All of those questions will be answered on Monday, but in the meantime, here is a breakdown of each competitor. One of the best hitters in baseball perennially, Ramirez has 17 home runs and 68 RBIs for the Guardians in 2022.
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Story knows Coors Field better than the others in the competition and is very familiar with the angles. "Straightaway left field is probably the easiest route" for a home run, Story said, "and it gets really deep to left-center. ... I'm not going to go straight down the line, but I'll go to left. "Ohtani. Man, honestly, it is amazing what he's doing. ... He's Babe Ruth. I thank God that he gave me the opportunity to see a player like him. To me, he's the best player in the game." Morgan struggled to throw strikes, but Alonso managed to reassure him, coax him along in the moment and hit enough home runs to win. Alonso's rounds of 2019 are reminders that the Home Run Derby participants can only be as good as their chosen pitchers allow them to be.
He identified the buyer as a prominent Midwestern businessman and collector. Rookie Julio Rodríguez and the streaking Seattle Mariners will have to wait a while before trying to tie the team record for consecutive wins. Sale screamed in pain after being struck by the 106.7-mph liner.
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"Multiple players have hit more home runs in a season, but in many people's eyes, Aaron Judge is the true record-holder," read a statement by Goldin executive chairman and founder Ken Goldin to ESPN. "The fact that this is the second-highest total ever paid for a baseball speaks to the respect that fans and collectors have for Aaron. The ball from New York Yankees star Aaron Judge's American League record-setting 62nd home run of the 2022 season sold for $1.5 million with a buyer's premium on Saturday night. According to ESPN, the ball is the second most expensive baseball ever to be sold at auction. • Alonso set the rookie home run record with 53 in 2019 and leads the Majors with 86 total dingers since the beginning of that season. He also ranks first in that span in homers hit 110-plus mph , and he's tied for first in homers hit 440-plus feet .
Another City goalkeeper, this time A-League Women's shotstopper Tegan Micah, copped the wrath of Victory fans when she had glass bottles and vile abuse thrown at her last year. As for Youmans, it doesn't seem like he regrets his decision to auction off the ball rather than sell it privately. According to Darren Rovell of The Action Network, the buyer, referred to as "Joe from Wisconsin," isn't a Yankees fan and doesn't plan to sell the baseball. The man who caught Aaron Judge's 62nd home run ball, which broke the American League single-season record, cashed in this week, but not for the price he may have imagined. Prior to signing his contract extension, Judge had told reporters in November that he did not plan to bid on the ball at auction. Senga, who turns 30 in January, was 11-6 with a 1.94 ERA in 22 starts for the Pacific League’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks last season.
Now, Soto is looking to get past his NL East counterpart and lift the Home Run Derby trophy. The Phillies first baseman will make his Home Run Derby debut on Monday before participating in his second straight All-Star Game on Tuesday. The Cardinals first baseman was named a “special selection” for the 2022 All-Star Game along with Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera. He will also be in the spotlight on Monday, as he enters his fifth Home Run Derby and chases his first win.
Sporting News is tracking who has confirmed they will be putting baseballs in orbit on Monday, June 12, at Coors Field. Stanton had a legendary performance in his 2016 Home Run Derby victory when he was representing the Marlins, hitting a ridiculous 61 home runs. He hasn't competed since 2017, in which he was a first-round exit. Albert Pujols, the active leader in home runs with 684, will participate in the Home Run Derby. Pujols has previously hit in the Home Run Derby in 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2015.
The designation will keep him out of the All-Star Game, and the Home Run Derby as well. Pete Alonsois officially in the Home Run Derby, MLB announced Monday in a tweet. Ronald Acuna Jr.announced on his Instagram story that he will be participating in the Home Run Derby.
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