2023-07-11 01:20:00
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. knocked out Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts before doing the same to Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez to earn a spot in the MLB All-Star Game home run contest. Vladdy will face Randy Arozarena.
In the first round, Guerrero was able to hit the ball past 440 feet on at least two occasions, earning himself 30 seconds of extra time. He finished the first round with 26 homers. Obviously conceding power with a five-foot-nine, 180-pound frame, Betts was limited to 11 homers.
In the next round, Guerrero faced Rodriguez who had just shattered the home run record in a single lap with 41 against Pete Alonso. Having set the previous record with 40 long balls, Guerrero lost the battle for the one-round record, but he won the home run war taking advantage of Rodriguez’s exhaustion to beat him 21-20 with about 40 seconds to go. elapse in the second round.
Guerrero still holds the record for homers in a single contest, having finished the competition with 91″. poster in 2019. The previous record for the number of home runs in a single night was then 61 by Giancarlo Stanton in 2016.
Vladimir Guerrero Sr won the competition in 2007. Son has not competed since his masterful performance in 2019.
1st round of the circuit competition:
(1er) Luis Robert fils (White Sox) 28 vs. (8th) Adley Rutschman (Orioles) 27 (including 7 as a right-handed hitter!)
(2e) Pete Alonso (Mets) 21 c. (7th) Julio Rodriguez (Mariners) 41
(3e) Mookies Betts (Dodgers) 11 c. (6e) Vladimir Guerrero fils (Blue Jays) 26
(4e) Adolis Garcia (Rangers) 17 c. (5e) Randy Arozarena (Rays) 24
2nd round of the circuit competition:
(1er) Luis Robert fils (White Sox) 22 c. (5e) Randy Arozarena (Rays) 35
(6th) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) 21 c. (7e) Julio Rodriguez (Mariners) 20
Circuit competition final:
(5e) Randy Arozarena (Rays) c. (6e) Vladimir Guerrero fils (Blue Jays)
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