Aaron Judge delivered on the hype, and is now the 2017 MLB Home Run Derby Champion. The New York Yankees right fielder beat out Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sanó in the finals of the timed, bracket style event. Judge was the best hitter all night long, finishing with the most home runs after every round, including 23 in the opening round.
Sanó seemed to tire out by the time the finals came around, knocking 10 homers out of the park while Judge stepped up and blasted 11 to win in just over two minutes.
Aaron Judge is your 2017 #HomeRunDerby Champion!! #HRDerby2017 pic.twitter.com/R0cFvpJuyE
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) July 11, 2017
Marlins Park was cheering for the Miami's Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Bour, but both were eliminated in the first round. Stanton produced many of the longest home runs of the night, but a slow start kept him from advancing out of the first round.
However, Judge hit the longest home runs of the night with TWO home runs that went over 500 feet.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Aaron Judge just hit a baseball over 500 feet. #HRDerby2017 #HomeRunDerby pic.twitter.com/3Qjh46JO6L
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) July 11, 2017
513 FEET!! #AllRise for Aaron Judge! #HRDerby2017 #HomeRunDerby pic.twitter.com/ZYaY5oNjpN
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) July 11, 2017
Below, we have the results from each round of the event.
Finals:
W - Aaron Judge (11)
L - Miguel Sanó (10)
Semifinals:
W - Aaron Judge (13)
L - Coby Bellinger (12)
W - Miguel Sanó (11)
L - Gary Sanchez (10)
Quarterfinals:
W - Gary Sanchez (17)
L - Giancarlo Stanton (16)
W - Miguel Sanó (11)
L - Mike Moustakas (10)
W - Aaron Judge (23)
L - Justin Bour (22)
W - Cody Bellinger (15)
L - Charlie Blackmon (14)
Even though Stanton lost in the opening round, he gave the crowd a show with a flurry of monster homers, including a 496-footer.
GIANCARLO STANTON JUST HIT A BASEBALL 496 FEET #HomeRunDerby #HRDerby2017 pic.twitter.com/dMXu6oOWH6
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) July 11, 2017
Giancarlo Stanton didn't advance, but he did send the crowd into a frenzy with a string of MONSTER homers. #HRDerby2017 #HomeRunDerby pic.twitter.com/LxuAWxiqdl
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) July 11, 2017
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