(Photo : Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (#27) of the Toronto Blue Jays bats in the course of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park on July 10, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman and designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. outfitted Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena, 25-23, within the closing spherical of the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby to win the annual residence run hitting competitors, held on the T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Monday night time.
Just like his pops. 💙
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins the 2023 @TMobile #HRDerby! pic.twitter.com/T8Ke59qQ59
— MLB (@MLB) July 11, 2023
The 24-year-old Canadian-Dominican initially overcame Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and the Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez within the quarterfinals and semifinals of the pre-MLB All-Star Game occasion to get to the ultimate spherical.
Guerrero Jr. will take residence $1 million as a prize for successful the occasion and a 3-lb. Seattle-inspired Home Run Derby gold chain. He was named an All-Star for the third consecutive yr and can play tomorrow’s exhibition recreation for the American League.
The Home Run Derby winner made his MLB debut for the Blue Jays in April 2019 and has since been named within the All-MLB First Team in 2021.
He additionally gained the Silver Slugger Award in the identical yr and the Gold Glove Award in 2022.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. follows in father’s footsteps
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his Hall of Famer father, Vladimir Guerrero, are the primary father-son duo to win the MLB Home Run Derby.
Guerrero Sr. was immensely proud of his son for his outstanding achievement.
The elder Guerrero gained the competitors in 2007 whereas taking part in for the Los Angeles Angels. That yr’s occasion was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco, and Guerrero Jr. was in attendance when his father claimed the trophy.
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