The 2022 T-Mobile Home Run Derby crowned the first-time champ at Dodger Stadium on Monday night when Nationals superstar Juan Soto denied Mariners standout rookie Julio Rodríguez in a final round featuring a pair of rising stars from the Dominican Republic.
Cardinals great Albert Pujols was eliminated in the semi-final round
Facing a 23-year-old who made his Major League debut 17 years after he did, Pujols followed up his 20 home runs in Round 1 with 15 more in Round 2 — 12 in regulation and three more in bonus time (after receiving a pep talk from Manny Machado). That brought Pujols’ 2022 Derby total to 35 home runs, easily his most in any of his five Home Run Derbies — his previous high was 26 in 2003. Pujols raised his career Home Run Derby total to 106 — he entered the 2022 Derby with 71 home runs, eighth all time.
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