ARLINGTON, Texas â One year after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made history by joining his father as a Home Run Derby champion, the younger Guerrero was not in the field of competitors to defend his crown. But he was on the field.Â
So was another key character from the family’s feat.
Seventeen years ago, Dino Ebel threw to the elder Guerrero as he won the Home Run Derby in 2007. On Monday at Globe Life Field in Texas, Ebel was victorious on the mound again as the Dodgers third-base coach and batting practice extraordinaire helped Teoscar Hernández become the first Dodgers slugger to win the derby.Â
Off to the side, a familiar face took place in the revelry.Â
As Hernández celebrated his victory, eking out the 14-13 win in the final round against Bobby Witt Jr. when the latter’s potential derby-tying blast clanked off the bottom of the wall in center field, Vlad Jr….
