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Teoscar Hernández is the new MLB Home Run Derby champion.
Hernández beat Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. in the final round of the Home Run Derby on Monday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas — after a very interesting rendition of the national anthem. Hernández just barely beat Witt in the final round as Witt's last attempt, which could've tied Hernández, came up painfully short.
Hernández is the first Los Angeles Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby and the seventh Dominican-born player to win the event. His victory earned him a $1 million bonus, too.
The Derby had a few notable changes this year, which sped the event up just a bit. All eight players hit in the first round, and then the top four performers — Hernández, Witt, Alec Bohm and José Ramírez — advanced to a bracket-style final four. Pete Alonso, who was looking for his third Derby win, Adolis Garcia, Gunnar Henderson and Marcell Ozuna were eliminated in the opening round.
Witt beat Ramírez in his semifinal battle by putting up 17 home runs in the round. Ramírez hit just four home runs in his first 25 pitches in that round.
Hernández then beat Bohm in a thrilling semifinal swing-off after each player hit 14 home runs in their battle for a spot in the final.
Hernández went first in the championship round, and he seemed a bit gassed right away. He hit only four home runs in his first 14 pitches before his timeout, but he came out firing and drilled five of his next six out of the park to finish with 11 home runs before his bonus round, in which he added three more homer to get to 14.
With that number to beat, Witt also came out slow. He missed his first five hits and then called his timeout with only four home runs and 15 pitches left. Nonetheless, a strong finish pushed him to 11 in regulation, matching Hernández's mark.
But Witt missed his first two shots in the bonus round, which put him behind immediately. Although he hit two home runs to give himself a chance, his last attempt stopped just shy of the center-field wall.
That officially gave Hernández the title. MLB's All-Star weekend will conclude with the All-Star Game on Tuesday. The season will then pick back up on Friday.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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