With Boost From Former Teammate, Dodgers’ Hernández Beats Royals’ Witt in Home Run Derby

With Boost From Former Teammate, Dodgers’ Hernández Beats Royals’ Witt in Home Run Derby
Teoscar Hernández of the Los Angeles Dodgers poses with the winner's trophy after capturing Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, on July 15, 2024. Julio Cortez/AP Photo
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ARLINGTON, Texas—When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during Monday night’s Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last year’s champion.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore a Toronto Blue Jays jersey with Hernández’s name and No. 37 on the back as he watched the competition, honoring his friend from their time as Toronto teammates from 2017–22.