Alec Bohm of the Philadelphia Phillies lost the Los Angeles Dodgers in a swing-off on Monday night to advance to the quarterfinals. Alec Bohm was the ultimate winner of the 2024 Home Run Derby.
Bohm and Hernandez faced a swing-off to determine who would play Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the championship game after Bohm equaled Hernandez’s record of 14 home runs in the semifinals but failed to surpass it. Bohm was ousted from the derby when Hernandez hit two in the swing-off and Bohm had one.
Bohm hit the most home runs in the first round (21), good for the top seed in the semifinals. Coming into the game, Bohm had the highest odds to win the derby across numerous bookmakers.
Throughout the derby, Bohm received encouragement from a number of his Phillies colleagues. on provide the Bohm in the derby, Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper even had “Wooder” pasted on a water jug.
In the first round, Bohm’s longest home run was 445 feet. The exit velocity of his hardest-hit dinger was 105 mph.
Bohm had the longest odds to win the derby since he was the participant with the fewest home runs (11), out of all the competitors.
However, Bohm would do “very well” in the derby, as Phillies manager Rob Thomson predicted last week, and he was correct.
Bohm, whose teammates Trea Turner and Bryce Harper are in the infield, will start at third base for the National League All-Star squad, representing the Phillies.
Eight Phillies players, a team high, were sent to the All-Star game. On Friday, they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates across the state to begin the second half of the season.
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Alec Bohm lost to Teoscar Hernandez in the swing-off semifinal of the 2024 Home Run Derby.
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