2023-07-11 02:54:41
Randy Arozarena He gave a tremendous demonstration at the Home Run Derby 2023 and although it was not enough for him to be champion, he did reach the final and aroused the illusion of all the Mexican fans who continue to celebrate his performances inside the diamond.
The born in Cubabut nationalized Mexican, was measured in the final against the Dominican-Canadian Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who finished with 25 home runs, to 23 for Arozarena, who ended up melting after the battle on the diamond.
Vladimir, who has 13 homers this regular season, had reached the final in 2019, but only missed Pete Alonso in the final for a hit.
Four years later, ‘Vlad’ returned and removed his thorn, at the same time that he equaled what his father did in the 2007 edition. It is the first time in the history of this event that a father and son pair prevail in the Home Run Derby.
But to reach this milestone, they had to push themselves to the maximum, since Arozarena was a rival that until the last moment had aspirations of winning.
In the first round, the player from Tampa Bay he hit 19 homers that became 24 with the 30-second bonus, which allowed him to leave his Cuban compatriot, Adolis García, on the road.
For the second round, Arozarena hit 30 home runs. He hit five more to reach 35 that allowed him to pass Luis Robert Jr, another Cuban-born player.
Despite not having achieved victory, what Arozarena did was historic, since no other Mexican batter had gone so far in this contest.
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