{"id":439557,"date":"2023-07-11T03:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T07:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=439557"},"modified":"2023-07-12T03:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:39:31","slug":"blue-jays-guerrero-jr-is-the-2023-mlb-home-run-derby-champ","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/blue-jays-guerrero-jr-is-the-2023-mlb-home-run-derby-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Guerrero Jr. is the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. secured the 2023 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby title!<\/p>\n<p>After a 4-year absence from the event, the Toronto player won his 1<sup>st<\/sup> Derby championship with a victory vs. Randy Arozarena in the final. He and his father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., who triumphed with it 16 years ago, are the 1<sup>st<\/sup> father-son duo to win the trophy in the history of the MLB.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HISTORY\ud83e\udd2f Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Sr. are the first father\/son duo to both win the Home Run Derby! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jAnkDMaADE\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jAnkDMaADE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/1678604276761804800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the event, a prospective 3-time champ was eliminated, with Pete Alonso losing in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round after Julio Rodriguez struck 41 homers, the most in 1 Derby round in history. Rodriguez, however, failed to win the title after Vladdy beat him in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round.<\/p>\n<p>In the final round, the Blue Jays player struck 25 homers vs. 23 homers from Arozarena to win the title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Like Father, like Son&#8221;. 16 years after Vladimir Guerrero Sr won it in SF, Vladimir Jr is the &#8217;23 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby Champion. First Father\/Son duo to win it. Jr launched 71 HR&#8217;s total in the win. He beat Tampa Bay&#8217;s Randy Arozarena. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPIXtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KPIXtv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VladdyJr_27?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@VladdyJr_27<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6adCdb2Xse\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6adCdb2Xse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vernkpix (@vernKPIX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vernKPIX\/status\/1678636026397425665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. secured the 2023 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby title! 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