{"id":18627,"date":"2022-07-19T01:36:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pete-alonso-moves-on-julio-rodriguez-shines\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T01:36:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:36:42","slug":"pete-alonso-moves-on-julio-rodriguez-shines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pete-alonso-moves-on-julio-rodriguez-shines\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Alonso moves on, Julio Rodriguez shines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Will the Nationals trade Juan Soto before the MLB trade deadline?\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Everyone digs the longball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Major League Baseball&#8217;s 2022 Home Run Derby is <strong>monday night<\/strong> in Los Angeles on the eve of the 92nd All-Star Game.  This year&#8217;s derby features some of the top sluggers in baseball, including two-time defending champion Pete Alonso, who would be the first player in history to win three contests in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Phillies&#8217; Kyle Schwarber, who leads the National League with 29 home runs at the break, is the No.  1 overall seed and faces 42-year-old Albert Pujols in the first round.  Pujols, playing his last season, has participated in the derby four times in his career \u2013 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>ALL-STAR GAME: <\/strong>Clayton Kershaw will get the start at Dodger Stadium<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>MLB SUPERLATIVES: <\/strong>Best and worst from the first half<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Keep it here throughout the night for live coverage of the Home Run Derby:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">  first round<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>no.  1 Kyle Schwarber (Phillies) vs.  no.  8 Albert Pujols (Cardinals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Pujols \u2013 13 HR \u2013 longest 434 feet: <\/strong>In his final Home Run Derby, the 42-year-old was showered with love from the fans and fellow players, who all came to embrace him before bonus time.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Schwarber \u2013 13 HR \u2013 longest 470 feet: <\/strong>The 2018 runner-up struggled throughout his round and couldn&#8217;t get the winner over the fence in his minute of bonus time.  We&#8217;ll have a tiebreaker!<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>PUJOLS WINS TIEBREAKER, 20\u201319 :<\/strong> Pujols found a groove in the one-minute extra round while Schwarber warmed up too late.  What an upset!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1549203052187373568\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>no.  4. Juan Soto (Nationals) defeats No.  5 Jose Ramirez (Guardians)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Ramirez \u2013 17 HR \u2013 longest 421 feet: <\/strong>Batting right-handed, Cleveland&#8217;s star consistently drilled balls into the left field bleachers but that&#8217;s probably not going to be enough to hold off Soto.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Soto \u2013 18 HR \u2013 longest 482 feet<\/strong>: Made it look easy and didn&#8217;t even need his full minute of bonus time, walking it off with a second left in regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1549200877604540418\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>no.  2 Pete Alonso (Mets) defeats No.  7 Ronald Acuna Jr.  (Brave)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Acuna \u2013 19 HR \u2013 longest 472 feet<\/strong>: Couldn&#8217;t find his footing early and only hit one homer over 440 feet to earn 30 seconds of bonus time.  He was clearly running out of gas at the end, but a great effort from a guy who tore his ACL days before last year&#8217;s All-Star Game.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Alonso \u2013 20 HR \u2013 longest 480 feet <\/strong>: It didn&#8217;t look great for Alonso with about a minute left, but as he does, got hot when it mattered and walked it off about halfway into his minute of bonus time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1549196438092988418\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>no.  6 Julio Rodriguez (Mariners) defeats No.  3. Corey Seager (Rangers) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Rodriguez \u2013 32 HR \u2013 longest 463 feet: <\/strong>The 21-year-old rookie was locked in and hit 14 home runs before taking a break about halfway through the three-minute round.  He got a pep talk from Mookie Betts before bonus time and added seven more in the extra minute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Seager \u2013 24 HR \u2013 longest 451 feet<\/strong>: With his dad on the mound, the former Dodger peppered the right field stands with homers and got hot late in the round, but didn&#8217;t have enough to catch Rodriguez.  The fans loved it though<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1549193587253882881\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">  semifinal matchups<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">no.  2 Pete Alonso (Mets) vs.  no.  6 Julio Rodriguez (Mariners)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">no.  4 Juan Soto (Nationals) vs.  Kyle Schwarber\/Albert Pujols winner<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">  Pete Alonso shows off derby bat<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The &#8220;Polar Bear&#8221; is carrying some special lumber.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1549147388924813331\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">  Alonso brings back pitcher Dave Jauss<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Last year, the two-time defending champion had then-Mets bench coach Dave Jauss as his pitcher for the Home Run Derby.  Despite Jauss now working as an advisor in the Nationals organization, he&#8217;s going to throw to Alonso on Monday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1549109863875477504\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">  Watch highlights from last year&#8217;s Home Run Derby<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp gnt_em_vp__yt\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"youtube\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\" aria-live=\"polite\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HVi0_ZlBjcY\/maxresdefault.jpg?ssl=1\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute('onload','this.classList.remove('gnt_em_vp_img__yn')');this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"\/><\/svg><\/aside>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/07\/19\/USAT\/b16cde4d-ce40-49f4-8671-9c1b56685072-USATSI_18714662.jpg?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/07\/19\/USAT\/b16cde4d-ce40-49f4-8671-9c1b56685072-USATSI_18714662.jpg?crop=2940,1654,x900,y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone digs the longball. Major League Baseball&#8217;s 2022 Home Run Derby is monday night in Los Angeles on the eve of the 92nd All-Star Game. This year&#8217;s derby features some of the top sluggers in baseball, including two-time defending champion Pete Alonso, who would be the first player in history to win three contests in &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pete-alonso-moves-on-julio-rodriguez-shines\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pete Alonso moves on, Julio Rodriguez shines<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11607,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pujols-alonso-acuna-to-participate-in-home-run-derby\/","url_meta":{"origin":18627,"position":0},"title":"Pujols, Alonso, Acuna To Participate In Home Run Derby","date":"July 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2022 Home Run Derby will take place next Monday, and the field is beginning to take shape. 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