Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has just eight home runs so far this season, but his first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby proved exactly why he was taking part in the competition.
The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman mashed a record-high 29 home runs, breaking Josh Hamilton’s record he set back in 2008 while playing for the Texas Rangers.
Guerrero’s first round, understandably, sent the world of Twitter into an absolute frenzy.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr revitalizing the hope of toronto with the Home Run Derby win post-Kawhi
— Ty° (@gogimonoj) July 9, 2019
Vlad Guerrero Jr. is a walking dinger
— Kent Murphy (@ReaIKentMurphy) July 9, 2019
Vlad Guerrero Jr. Is out of his god dang mind. How do you beat that?! #HomeRunDerby
— Sarah Tiana ⚾️ (@sarahtiana) July 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/jonahkeri/status/1148396295847063552
https://twitter.com/RealSJOBrien/status/1148393620279398401
My god this Guerrero Jr guy is unbelievable
— JO (@UNCHECKEDJO) July 9, 2019
I thought the one and only bad thing about the timed rounds in the #HRDerby is that we'd never see a Josh Hamilton-like display (28 homers in a single round). Vlad Guerrero Jr. just hit 29. Good Lord.
— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) July 9, 2019
My God, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is fun. #HomeRunDerby
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) July 9, 2019
Uh y’all Vladimir Guerrero Jr just put on a show. Wow!!! #HomeRunDerby2019
— Sean T. (@SeanimusPrime14) July 9, 2019
Vlad Guerrero, Jr. Great God Almighty. 😳
— Bernadette Skodack (@bsko14) July 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/samuelpanama/status/1148397975280005121
And his Home Run Derby champion father also was amazed by the power of his 20-year-old son.
El muchacho tiene poder 👀 || Big boy has power.👀 #VG27
— Vladimir Guerrero (@VladGuerrero27) July 9, 2019
Guerrero and Guerrero Jr. have the opportunity to become the first father-son combo to win the Home Run Derby if the younger Guerrero outlasts the rest of his opponents Monday night.
