ARLINGTON, Texas - Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round.
The 31-year-old Hernandez hit 49 homers over three rounds that totaled 3.98 miles.
He is the first Dodgers player to win the derby.
Kansas City has never had a winner.
Witt, needing one to tie with one out remaining, drove a ball to one of the deepest parts of the park in left-center, where it hit halfway up the wall.
The home run that ended up deciding the #HRDerby 💪 pic.twitter.com/EWAqmdmIsZ
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Vladdy Jr. gave his former teammate Teoscar Hernández the 2024 Home Run Derby Chain 💎
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Vlad, who won the #HRDerby last year, is wearing Hernández's old Blue Jays jersey pic.twitter.com/i6TZijXhA4
The winning round! #HRDerby
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TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ IS YOUR 2024 #HRDERBY CHAMPION 💥 pic.twitter.com/YCUAejtxWp
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The #HRDerby Champ by the numbers 💪 pic.twitter.com/RqPH2CAsj5
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