A two-time Home Run Derby champ, the son of a Derby champ, a hometown hero, an MVP, a local Northwesterner and a trio of Cuban countrymen will upend T-Mobile Park’s pitcher-friendly status and make a mockery of the marine layer.
History and superior knowledge inform us T-Mobile Park generally is a fairly robust place to hit, however that received’t be the case on Derby night time. And as soon as once more, the ticking clock counting down every spherical provides us the potential for buzzer beaters and swing-offs.
Here are the first-round matchups and seeding:
No. 1 Luis Robert (25) vs. No. 8 Adley Rutschman (11)
No. 2 Pete Alonso (25) vs. No. 7 Julio Rodríguez (13)
No. 3 Mookie Betts (23) vs. No. 6 Vlad Guerrero Jr. (13)
No. 4 Adolis García (21) vs. No. 5 Randy Arozarena (16)
Follow alongside beneath for round-by-round outcomes and evaluation.
Luis Robert vs. Adley Rutschman
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