Aaron Judge never faced Giancarlo Stanton.
His Yankees’ teammate Gary Sanchez knocked him out in the first round.
Instead, Judge was pushed to the limit by Stanton’s teammate, Justin Bour.
But displaying the same power that has made him the biggest story of the first half of this season, Judge smacked 23 homers to oust the last Miami Marlin standing and eventually took home his first Home Run Derby championship.
Judge gave the 37,027 fans in attendance at Marlins Park and the millions watching around the world a power display to remember.
After overcoming an impressive performance by Bour in round 1, Judge went on to beat another rookie, Dodgers’ first baseman Cody Bellinger in the semifinals and the Twins’ third baseman Miguel Sano in the finals.