Washington Nationals slugger, Juan Soto is the 2022 champion for the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby that took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on 18 July 2022.
Soto beat Seattle Mariners star, fellow Dominican Julio Rodríguez in the finals to become the second-youngest player to win the Home Run Derby — one day older than Juan González was (23 years, 265 days) when he won in 1993.
Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers, beating each of his three opponents by one homer in the midseason power showcase.
MLB also reported that 23-year-old superstar also became the sixth Dominican-born player to win the Derby, joining Sammy Sosa (2000), Miguel Tejada (2004), Vladimir Guerrero Sr. (2007), David Ortiz (2010) and Robinson Canó (2011). MLB...
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