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Video highlights from Teoscar Hernández’s victory at the 2024 Home Run Derby

lawrence dow
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The 2024 Home Run Derby will feature a former local high school star, a two-time derby champion and one of the game’s best young talents.

The derby begins takes place on Monday and will air on ESPN. Which players will take part?

This year’s participants are Kansas City Royal Bobby Witt Jr., Baltimore Oriole Gunnar Henderson, Texas Ranger outfielder Adolis García , Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna, New York Met Pete Alonso, Cleveland Guardian José Ramírez, Philadelphia Phillie Alec Bohm and Los Angeles Dodger Teoscar Hernández.

Return here for the 7 p.m. kickoff (ESPN) for round-by-round updates, video highlights and more.

Pre-Derby reading:

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Cleveland Guardians David Fry goes from Grapevine to the MLB all-star game.

Texas Rangers players say they’re ready for MLB’s second half.

Is Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes the MLB’s Wemby?

ROUND 1

Alec Bohm was the first player up to bat and hit 20 home runs with his longest going 445 feet in his first three minutes and added one more during the bonus round for a total of 21.

Bobby Witt Jr. got off to a slow start but after a mid-round timeout was able to get into a grove for 16 first-round homers during his initial three minutes. He added four home runs in the bonus round for a total of 20.

Adolis Garcia came up third to raucous applause and had eight home runs by the time he took his timeout with 1:34 left and added 10 more by round’s end. In the bonus round, Garcia wasn’t able to add to his total of 18.

Teoscar Hernández struggled during his round with 12 first-round homers but put on a show in the bonus round adding seven more home runs to knock his total to 19 with his longest going 466 feet.

Two-time derby champion Pete Alonso had five home runs halfway through the round and had the lowest first-round total with nine home runs. Alonso needed a huge bonus round to get back in contention and added three more homers for 12 total and was the first batter eliminated from the competition.

José Ramírez got off to a hot start with 10 home runs before his timeout but tailed off adding only five more for 15. In the bonus round, Ramírez needed three home runs to avoid being eliminated and hit six to tie Bohm for the lead and eliminate Garcia.

Marcell Ozuna hit the longest home run of the night with a 473-foot bomb and finished with 14 heading into the bonus round and added two more for a total of 16.

Gunnar Henderson was the last batter of the first round, needing 20 home runs to advance but only hit 11 in the regulation and bonus time and was eliminated.

Round 2

Bohm, Ramírez, Witt Jr. and Hernández advanced to the second round with the Colleyville native going first facing off against the Guardians infielder in the semifinal round.

Witt Jr. kicked the second round off with 17 home runs including one of the longest of the derby at 454 feet and wasn’t able to add any more in the bonus round.

Ramírez trailed Witt by 13 home runs with 1:48 left and finished with 12 and needed five home runs in the bonus round to eliminate the hometown kid but failed to hit any.

Hernández hit 13 home runs in the second round with eight of them going further than 420 feet. In the bonus round after starting with a pop-up, he added one more home run for 14 total.

Bohm got off to a slow second-round start with three home runs almost halfway through the round but found his swing hitting 11 more home runs. Bohm only needed one home run to advance to the final vs. Witt Jr. in the bonus but failed to hit any leading to a swing-off.

Hernández won the swing off hitting two out of his three home run chances to advance to the final round against Witt Jr.

Round 3

The final round each player has two minutes and Hernandez went first knocking four home runs halfway through but caught fire in the final half with seven more to bring his total to 11 and added three more home runs to make 14 the number to beat.

Witt Jr. nearly mimicked Hernandez’s final round with four home runs through the first 50 seconds and headed into the bonus round he needed three home runs to win the competition.

Witt Jr. was down to his last out and trailing by one home run and he just missed a home out to left center field giving Hernandez the win.