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Facts to Know About the Historic 2019 Home Run Derby
Interesting facts about the HR Derby
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– Most HR in a Derby ever
The 2019 HR Derby had 312 total HR hit, the most ever in a Derby. Beating last year’s record of 221 by a mile
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 9, 2019
– Pete Alonso became a household name
Pete Alonso set the championship round record by hitting a 23rd HR en route to becoming the 3rd rookie and 2nd Mets player ever to win the HR Derby
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 9, 2019
.@Pete_Alonso20 is the 2nd @mets player to win a derby ever (co-champ Strawberry ’86). pic.twitter.com/eizpo7ZiEw
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 9, 2019
.@Pete_Alonso20 is the 3rd rookie to win the @tmobile #HRDerby (co-champ Joyner ’86, Judge ’17). pic.twitter.com/dRn2Xfr3EP
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 9, 2019
– Vlad Jr. set all kinds of records
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke the record for most HR hit in the 1st rd, most hit in the 2nd rd, and most hit in the finals (until Alonso topped him)
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 9, 2019
#LetsGoBlueJays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit an MLB-record 91 HR during the #HRDerby2019, breaking the previous record of 61 by Giancarlo Stanton in 2016. pic.twitter.com/beQgHz8sti
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) July 9, 2019
Vlad Jr. already has the t-2nd most career HR in Home Run Derby history as only Joc Pederson (99) has more
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 9, 2019
Vlad Jr. has the most HR (69) in a single @tmobile #HRDerby ever.
He still has an entire round to go. pic.twitter.com/LbIES5sN1V
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 9, 2019
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – the youngest player in @tmobile #HRDerby history – just hit the most HR (29) EVER in the first round.
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 9, 2019
– Youngest ever 
The average age of this year’s HR Derby participants (25.26) is the youngest ever
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 9, 2019
– That’s a lot of feet
The 312 HRs hit in the Derby totaled 130,789 feet or 24.8 miles (7.3 miles hit solely by Vlad Jr.)
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 9, 2019
