Alonso totaled 54 dingers for the night, the most of any hitter. He in fact was outhomered overall by the prodigy when he prevailed 2 years back over Blue Jays novice Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. The Mets first baseman, hitting off Luis Rojas bench coach Dave Jauss, discovered his sweet area to the left of center field, knocking all but 2 of his round-trippers to his pull side.

Pete Alonso wins the 2021 Home Run Derby.Getty Images

Alonsos role of safeguarding champ acquired him no edge in the competition; as the player with the fifth-most homers among the group at the time of the placement, he drew the 5th seed. The 2nd round showed even much easier for Alonso, who dealt with off versus his National League East rival Soto. Sotos first-round total of 31, 4 fewer than Alonso, forced him to carry out initially in the second round, and he managed a modest total of 15. Alonso hardly needed a timeout, knocking out 14 before providing himself a break with 1:03 to go in his opening round and then cranking the winning two in his next two swings.

Alonsos role of protecting champ got him no edge in the competitors; as the player with the fifth-most homers amongst the group at the time of the positioning, he drew the fifth seed. However, Alonsos experience in this contest sure appeared to relieve his comfort level, as he blew away the other sluggers by crushing a first-round record 35 homers. His longest shot (of the night, as well as the round) took a trip 514 feet, the third-longest after Soto (520) and home town preferred Trevor Story (518) of the Rockies.

Pete Alonso struck 35 house runs in the first round. AP

Mancini advanced by edging the As Matt Olson, 24-23, and then Story, 13-12. Story reached the semifinals by defeating the Rangers Joey Gallo, 20-19.

Three years in the big leagues, two Home Run Derby champions. Pretty, pretty, pretty great.

The 2nd round proved even much easier for Alonso, who took on against his National League East rival Soto. Sotos first-round total of 31, four fewer than Alonso, required him to carry out initially in the 2nd round, and he managed a modest overall of 15. Alonso hardly required a timeout, knocking out 14 prior to offering himself a break with 1:03 to enter his opening round and after that cranking the winning two in his next 2 swings.

DENVER– Even if he isnt lighting the baseball world on fire as he did two years back, Pete Alonso advised everybody Monday night that he remains a platinum-level showman.

At the same time egging on the Coors Field crowd and bobbing along to the music, showing a vibrant selection of at-bats and using cleats that showcased his Homers for Heroes Foundation, Alonso outlived the Orioles Trey Mancini, 23-22, doing his part to cheer up a crowd of 49,098 that plainly entered the ballpark hoping to see terrific things from Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani– who lost to the Nationals Juan Soto, 31-28, in double overtime. By doing so, the 26-year-old effectively protected the crown he recorded as a novice in 2019 (the pandemic canceled the 2020 occasion) and winning himself another $1 million in cash prize.

Baltimores Mancini carried his own story of inspiration, as he competed after missing all of last year to go through treatment for colon cancer. Up against Alonso, though, he could not finish his mission.