Happy All-Star Game Tuesday, Athletics Nation!
While Julio Rodríguez hit a total of 81 homers in the Derby last night, the Nationals’ Juan Soto won the MLB Home Run Derby title in 2022. Soto bested the Guardians’ Jose Ramírez and future Hall-of-Famer Albert Pujols in rounds one and two respectively. Rodríguez also put on a show to make it to the finals, as the Mariners’ rookie was the first player to have 30+ homers in multiple rounds of the Derby.
Julio started off the show with a bang in an AL West face off, hitting 32 homers to Corey Seager’s 24.