If you tuned into the home run derby on Monday night then you witnessed an absolute treat regardless of who you were rooting for. For Blue Jays fans, it was a whole other level of excitement.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. set a new record for a single round by hitting 29 home runs in the first round to beat Matt Chapman, and had to go to two rounds of a “3-swing, swing-off” against Joc Pederson, when they both hit 29 in the second round as well. After they each hit eight more in the extra minute, they moved on to those two rounds of three swings a piece, where Vlad Jr.