MMO Home Run Derby Thread: Alonso Looks to Defend His Crown
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After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, one of the greatest events in baseball is back: the Home Run Derby.
This year’s field is absolutely stacked. Among the eight participants, we have 2021’s home run leader (Shohei Ohtani), the 2019 derby champion (Pete Alonso), and a 2019 World Series champion (Juan Soto).
The Mets’ own Pete Alonso is looking to defend his 2019 crown, in which he defeated Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the finals by a score of 23-22, doing so in walk-off fashion.
After having the 2019 All-Star festivities in Cleveland, this year’s derby is in Denver, the mile-high city, which means…expect baseballs to FLY out of the ballpark. It’s almost a question of how many, not if a home run will clear 500 feet.
The 2021 Home Run Derby will be broadcast tonight on ESPN at 8 p.m. EST.
The Field
(FanDuel Sportsbook Odds listed in parenthesis)
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels (+240)
2021 Home Runs: 33
Career Home Runs: 80
Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers (+420)
2021 Home Runs: 24
Career Home Runs: 144
Pete Alonso, New York Mets (+450)
2021 Home Runs: 17
Career Home Runs: 86
Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics (+600)
2021 Home Runs: 23
Career Home Runs: 126
Juan Soto, Washington Nationals (+800)
2021 Home Runs: 11
Career Home Runs: 80
Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies (+800)
2021 Home Runs: 11
Career Home Runs: 145
Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals (+1500)
2021 Home Runs: 21
Career Home Runs: 173
Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles (+1500)
2021 Home Runs: 16
Career Home Runs: 102
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