Former Florida standout and current New York Mets slugger [autotag]Pete Alonso[/autotag] fizzled out in the first round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in his fifth event appearance. It is the second straight time he has exited the competition after the opening set.
Alonso earned the trophy in back-to-back seasons (2019-2020).
He slugged just five home runs this summer before taking his first timeout with 1:37 left on a three-minute timer. The breather did not help, however, as Alonso only knocked four more beyond the fence before time expired.
He added three more in bonus time, but it was still far from the 19 he needed to advance to the semifinals.
According to MLB.com, Alonso’s 12 homers averaged 417 feet and a 105.5-mph exit velocity. The hardest ball he hit came off the bat at 109 mph and the farthest ball he hit went 446 feet.