Vlad Jr. vs. Joc Pederson was the coolest

The second round of the Home Runby Derby MLB 2019 has been, if I may say so, the coolest sequence in the history of the event. Pete Alonso defeating Ronald Acuña Jr. in his last throw was very cool, but the real show was the insane dong-off between Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays and Joc Pederson of the Dodgers.

Vlad set a derby record with 29 home runs in the first round, then tied that record and set a new semifinal record in the second round. Pederson, who had 21 shots in the first run to beat Alex Bregman, followed Vlad 's second – round performance with 29 more to break the tie. The MLB rules these breakage ties with a bonus round of one minute, in which the clock can not be stopped to rest nor be extended with the help of 440 foot bombs .

Vlad was the first, and signed eight more circuits, bringing his total for the round to 37. The pace of this decisive performance is quite impressive, especially for a guy who had already scored 58 homers in one night. Pederson, as a real boss, was not intimidated:

With the round tied at 37 home runs each, the next phase of the tie breaker was a sendoff, in which each batter was awarded three swings without a stopwatch and the ability to hit a maximum of three dingers. In the first case, Vlad and Joc each hit a dinger, establishing a third unlikely decisive game, in the form of a second try. This time, finally, Yung Vlad took it away, after the two men had crushed 79 dingers between them. Here is the last decisive game:

The finish was almost anti-climatic after this ridiculous and exhausting back-and-forth. Vlad hits another 22 players, but a young Pete Alonso, a beginner, enjoyed 23 minutes with enough free time, which caused the hilarious and unfair result of Guerrero's loss of the Home Run Derby, despite his 91 points scored night. Last season, Bryce Harper won what now seems to be a completely picturesque and boring derby with less than half of Guerrero's total. Alonso won Monday night, despite 34 fewer matches than the second. Vlad's total 2018 is 30 times more than the next closest in the history of the derby, and he did not win.

In the end, these details are unimportant. Alonso is a champion worthy of the name, but the derby exists to produce memorable moments more than to produce champions. What people will remember about the MLB Home Run 2019 derby is Vladimir Guerrero, who is coming up for a long-time show, and Joc Pederson who sets the tone for dinging to dinger during an epic semi-final and without previous. Do not believe me on word!

Magic, thank you.