Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez placed on an absolute clinic in entrance of his adoring dwelling crowd on the 2023 MLB Dwelling Run Derby.
Spherical 1 was sensational from Rodriguez. After watching Luis Robert Jr. of the Chicago White Sox put up 28 and Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman put up 27 proper behind him, Rodriguez exploded for a record-setting 41 dwelling runs in entrance of an adoring T-Cellular Park.
It appeared like this:
Rodriguez’s 41 dingers in a single spherical put him one forward of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who hit 40 within the second spherical of the 2019 Derby.Â
Maybe most spectacular was the truth that the 41 dwelling runs knocked off Rodriguez’s opponent within the spherical, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, who hit 21 homers. Alonso is a two-time Derby champion, however he will not win in 2023 due to Rodriguez.
The star efficiency caught a ton of consideration on social media, together with a shoutout from the NBA’s Kevin Durant:
Midway by the 2023 common season, Rodriguez has 13 dwelling runs. He hit 28 in 2022, which was his rookie season.
