![]() ![]() But do we really need a multi-year derby winner? This year he has 17 at the break. He seems like a pleasant guy, people like him. Pete Alonso won the derby as a rookie back in 2019 so he is the reigning champion. When is Salvador Perez going to stop being a thing? I hope he hits zero home runs. I know it was a long time ago! I don’t even care. Look I might have some lingering resentment from the 2014 ALCS. And if that isn’t a guy you can root for to win the HR Derby, well then you are a monster. But this time last year he wasn’t even playing baseball because he had stage 3 colon cancer. And his home runs aren’t usually as majestic and prolific as some of the other guys in the contest. Sure, he’s not the favorite to win the derby. Third pitch, OPPOSITE FIELD DINGER TO THE FLAG COURT AND THE CROWD GOES WILD! The rest of the Orioles blew it because they stink, but Trey gave us all a great moment. The confident Mancini, who had been given the day off, stepped into the box. There was one runner on base, two outs, and the Orioles were down by two. I was in attendance at yesterday’s Orioles game when Trey Mancini strode to the plate as a pinch hitter. 938 OPS, but do you have an inspirational story? No? NEXT. I should have! Story has hit 11 HR in 2021.īoo, Matt Olson! You stink! Sure, you have 23 home runs and a. My brother-in-law told me I should take Story. ![]() A few years ago when Story was a rookie, I was trying to pick my bench player in the CC home run derby league. Trevor Story hits a lot of dingers AND he plays for the hometown Colorado Rockies, so he’ll be getting a lot of cheers from the crowd tonight. Gallo’s 24 dingers rank 5th in the majors. ![]() ![]() If you add together the top two walkers on the Orioles (Mancini and Cedric Mullins), the total is 66. I know this isn’t the walking derby but I still feel compelled to mention that he has 72 walks this year. Gallo currently leads the Rangers in HR, BB, and K. Too bad he’s a National.ĭo you like a true three-outcome player? Then you LOVE Joey Gallo. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s 22 years old. Soto only has 11 dingers on the year, but he’s still putting up a heck of a season and he’s just two years removed from hitting 34 in a season. This dude would be one of the most exciting players on the planet even if he wasn’t pitching every five days with an ERA+ of 132. His 33 home runs are tops in baseball, five more than the guy in second (Vlad Jr.). Outside of the home cities of the other seven contestants, Ohtani has to be everyone’s pick to win this. The derby is done in bracket format, with the seeding done based on how many home runs each player has. So we might see some really good dingers. on ESPN, coming to you from Coors Field where they have purposely not put the derby baseballs into the humidor that usually helps keep the baseballs flying more normally in the thin Colorado air. Of course, we are already proud of him regardless of what happens. Of course it’s always more fun when one of your own players is in the derby, and this year the Orioles have one! Trey Mancini, fresh off a pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the ninth yesterday, will be out there trying to make all of Birdland proud. The change in recent years to give a time limit on each player has made it much more fun, in my opinion. It’s time for the 2021 Home Run Derby! I know that a lot of people don’t think the derby is terribly exciting, but I have always been a fan. ![]()
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