LOS ANGELES ¨C Juan Soto put contract talks and trade rumors behind him for one night as the Washington Nationals star won the Home Run Derby on Monday at Los Angeles with a 19-18 advantage in the finals over Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez.
Soto didn¡¯t hit his first home run of the final round until nearly 45 seconds of the two-minute time limit had expired, but came through in bonus time. He ended in walk-off fashion when he hit his 19th home run of the final round into the Dodger Stadium seats in right field.
¡°It feels great. It¡¯s another thing to add to my trophy case, and I¡¯m going to have it there forever,¡± Soto said. ¡°I will be Home Run Derby champion forever.¡±
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