Mets' Pete Alonso Wins Home Run Derby

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Published on July 13 2021 5:59 am
Last Updated on July 13 2021 6:00 am

New York Mets first basemen Pete Alonso won the Home Run Derby Monday night for the second year in a row, joining Yoenix Cespedes and Ken Griffy Jr. as the only players to do so.

Alonso hit 74 total home runs at Denver’s Coors Field, the longest of them 514 feet, beating the Baltimore Orioles’ Trey Mancini 23-22 in the final round.
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, who’s set to start during the All-Star Game tonight and hit leadoff as DH, lost 31-28 in the second round to the Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto.

 

ML Will Give $100 Million To Players Alliance

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced before the Home Run Derby Monday night that Major League  Baseball will give at least $100 million over 10 years to the Players Alliance and help raise another $50 million with the goal of increasing the number of Black young people playing baseball and eventually making it to the majors. 

 


Major League Baseball

Tuesday, July 13

All-Star Game

American vs. National, 7 p.m.

 

Wednesday, July 14

No games scheduled

 

Thursday, July 15 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at New York Yankees, 6 p.m.