The title of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Home Run Derby belongs to Teoscar Hernández of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who hit a total of 49 home runs to clinch the championship.
This marks the first time a Dodgers player has won the MLB Home Run Derby since the competition’s inception in 1985.
TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ IS YOUR 2024 #HRDERBY CHAMPION 💥 pic.twitter.com/YCUAejtxWp
— MLB (@MLB) July 16, 2024
Hernández entered the first round as the lowest-seeded slugger with 19 home runs, trailing Alec Bohm and José Ramírez who had 21 each, and Bobby Witt Jr. with 20.
In the semifinals, Teoscar Hernández edged out Alec Bohm in a sudden-death tiebreaker after both players hit 14 home runs in the regular period plus bonus time. Hernández secured victory with two homers in three swings, while Bohm managed only one.
Finally, in a dramatic showdown, Hernández blasted 14 home runs in the final, including shots of 449 feet and 454 feet, while Witt Jr. fell short with 13 home runs despite having four bonus outs available.
It came down to the last swing!!! 😱
What a thrilling ending to the #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/pvlS2MAekz
— MLB (@MLB) July 16, 2024
Thus, Hernández also joins the history books as the seventh Dominican player to win this competition, alongside names like Sammy Sosa, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Juan Soto, among others.
Congratulations to Teoscar Hernández, the 2024 #HRDerby champion! 🏆
Here are the results of the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby by round and batter:
FIRST ROUND
- Alec Bohm (21)*
- José Ramírez (21)*
- Bobby Witt Jr. (20)*
- Teoscar Hernández (19)*
- Adolis García (18)
- Marcell Ozuna (16)
- Pete Alonso (12)
- Gunnar Henderson (11)
*Advanced to the next round.
SEMIFINALS
- Bobby Witt Jr. (21)* vs José Ramírez (12)
- Teoscar Hernández (16)* vs Alec Bohm (15)
*Advanced to the next round.
FINAL
- Teoscar Hernández (14)* vs Bobby Witt Jr. (13)
*Champion