vladimir guerrero jr. had the most home runs in the 2017 home run derby.
vladimir guerrero jr. had the most home runs in the 2017 home run derby.
who had the most home runs in the 2017 home run derby?
vladimir guerrero jr.
bour had a successful season in 2017, even having a couple first for his major league career. one of the first for bour was stealing a base against the arizona diamondbacks. bour stole second base and had the pitcher, zack greinke and catcher, jeff mathis sign the base for him. the second thing bour had for the first time in the 2017 season was being invited to participate in the 2017 home run derby. bour used what he called doughnut power during his home run derby competition and was even given doughnuts by his teammate stanton during the competition. bour hit 22 home runs in the first round, setting a record for the fourth most home runs in that round but was knocked out of the competition by aaron judge who hit 23 home runs. bour finished the season with 25 home runs and 83 rbis.
justin bour
after having traded chapman to the cubs during the 2016 season, the yankees signed him as a free agent during the 2016-17 off-season; chapman agreed to a five-year, $86 million contract, the most lucrative in history for a relief pitcher. in 2017, the yankees finished the season with a record of 91-71. they finished second in the al east behind the boston red sox, but captured the first al wild card spot. judge and sánchez combined for 85 home runs. sanchez finished with 33, the most by a yankees catcher in a single season. judge led the american league with 52 home runs, breaking mark mcgwire's major league record for most home runs by a rookie in a single season (mcgwire hit 49 in 1987). the yankees starting pitching was led by ace luis severino, who rebounded from his last season to lead the yankees' pitching staff. on july 1, clint frazier made his mlb debut where he went 2 for 4 with a home run. the yankees sent dellin betances, starlin castro, sánchez, severino, and judge to the 2017 major league baseball all-star game. judge won the 2017 home run derby, making the yankees the team with the most players in history to win a home run derby.
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