Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez wins 2024 Home Run Derby as Bobby Witt Jr. misses swing-off by mere feet

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Your 2024 MLB Home Run Derby champion is Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, who edged out Kansas City Royals phenom Bobby Witt Jr. in a thriller at Globe Life Field on Monday night. 

This year's Derby had a new format – the top four advanced to the semifinals then the usual head-to-head matchups came out. 

Hernandez managed to belt 14 homers in his final round, and he had to sit back and watch as Witt came up with the chance to either tie him or walk it off. 

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Teoscar Hernández #37 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on July 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Witt made it to the bonus round with 11 home runs, needing three to tie Hernandez and four to walk it off for the victory.

With one out remaining and only one home run needed for the tie, Witt launched one 102 mph off the bat with a good angle to center field. 

However, his hit was to the deepest part of the ballpark and smacked the wall, needing only a few more feet to get out. 

Hernandez – watching the whole way as the ball was flying through the air – celebrated the second he saw it stay inside. 

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At 31 years old, Hernandez is the oldest player to win the Home Run Derby since David Ortiz did it at 34 in 2010. 

Hernandez, who is tied for 14th in the MLB with 19 homers on the season thus far, has been wanting to participate in this sacred All-Star weekend festivity for quite some time, and with the help of his former Toronto Blue Jays teammate Vladimir