Shohei Ohtani falls to Juan Soto in Home Run Derby swing-off
Soto will go on to play Pete Alonso in the semifinals
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani fell in the first round of the MLB Home Run Derby to Washington Nationals slugger Juan Soto in a swing-off on Monday night.
Soto started off with 22 home runs in his first at-bat. He really put the pressure on Ohtani immediately. One of his home runs traveled 520 feet.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ohtani started off his round a bit slow and didn’t really get into a rhythm until after he called time out. He narrowly tied the competition, forcing the extra round.
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Soto would step up to the plate and crush six more home runs in the extra round. But again, Ohtani would tie him at the end of the extra time.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two of Major League Baseball’s stars would go head-to-head in a three-round swing off.
Soto hit a home run on each of his three swings, leaving it up to the Angels’ two-way player to match him. He came up just a bit short.
Soto finished with 31 home runs to Ohtani’s 28 home runs to move onto the next round against New York Mets star Pete Alonso.
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Ohtani will need to get some rest as he is set to start for the American League in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.
He came into the Debery leading the majors with 33 home runs. Soto, an All-Star for the first time, has 11.