ARLINGTON, Tex. —
Teoscar Hernández’s resurgent season with the Dodgers has been defined by the dramatics.
The veteran slugger’s first career appearance in the Home Run Derby was no different.
After advancing through each of the first two stages of Monday’s competition by just one home run, Hernández became the first Dodgers player in the event’s 40-year history to win, outslugging Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. by just one home run again, 14-13, in the final round at Globe Life Field on Monday night.
Hernández’s chances of even getting out of the opening round seemed in doubt early on, after the 31-year-old managed just 13 homers in the opening three-minute period of the eight-player first round.