ARLINGTON, Texas When Teoscar Hernndez needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last years champion. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore a Blue Jays jersey with Hernndezs name and No. 37 on the back as he watched the competition, honoring his friend from their time as Toronto teammates from 2017-22. That was a surprise of the night, Herrnndez said. He brings my jersey from Toronto, and when he goes to home plate. He was trying to calm (me) down, and so he had pa sed two times, and it works. He said he wanted to help me going into the last round. Hernndez won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round Monday night. Teoscar Hernandez narrowly won the Home Run Derby on Monday. AP The 31-year-old Hernndez hit 49 homers over three rounds that totaled 3.98 miles and became the first Dodgers player to win the derby among 11 who have tried. While not participating in the derby this year, Guerrero gave Hernndez advice during breaks. If I have to bet, it doesnt matter who Im going against, Im going to bet on myself, Hernndez said when asked if he felt like the underdog. People maybe underestimate myself. Teoscar Hernandez celebrates after winning the Home Run Debry. AP Witt, needing one home run to tie with one out remaining, drove a ball to one of the deepest parts of Globe Life Field in left-center, where it hit halfway up the wall to the left of the 410-foot sign. When I hit it I knew I kind of I didnt hit it great. But, yeah, I Ryane Clowe Jersey just was trying to blow on it or something, Witt said with a chuckle. The first thing I thought was just no pop. We got to do a couple more curls or something. Kansas City has never had a derby winner. Explore More Both finished their two-minute final round with 11 homers, before bonus swings were added. Witt came up short of his first two bonus swings, then hit two homers in a row one a 457-foot drive that got him one more swing. Witt was the No. 2 overall pick by the Royals in 2019 out of Colleyville Heritage High School, about 15 miles north of the Rangers stadium. It was his first time in the derby, but he was the high school home run champion in Washington in 2018 and is the only player to compete in both contests. The 24-year-old Witt finished with 50 homers overall that traveled 3.8 miles. Witt had knocked out Cleveland switch-hitter Jos Ramrez 17-12 in the semifinals. Hernndez beat Philadelphias Alec Bohm 16-15 after a tiebreaker when both got three swings Hernndez hit two out, and Bohm one. They were tied at 14 after the three-minute segment and their bonus rounds, and Bohm came close to avoiding that, but the last ball he hit then landed on the warning track in left-center field. Ramrez and Bohm both hit 21 homers to pace the first round. Witt started with 20 homers and Hernndez had 19. Bobby Witt Jr. lost the Home Run Derby to Teoscar Hernandez. USA TODAY Sports The New York Mets Pete Alonso as a three-time derby champion when he hit only 12 homers in the first round. Instead of a single-elimination bracket like last year, the four hitters with the most homers in the first round advanced to the semifinal round. It then became a bracket-style competition. Alonso hit a 428-foot homer to left-centerfield on his first swing, but couldnt get into a rhythm. The others knocked out after the first round were hometown favorite Adolis Garca of Texas, Atlantas Marcell Ozuna and Baltimores Gunnar Henderson. Its disappointing, but for me, I think its really just a ble sing and its just fun being out there, Alonso said. At the end of the day, it wasnt my day. Ozuna did have the longest homer of the night at 473 feet. Phillies star Alec Bohm couldnt make the final round at the Home Run Derby. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Teoscar Hernandez became the first Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby. AP Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels in 2022, and Oaklands Seth Brown in 2021 have both hit 472 feet homers in games at the stadium that is now in its fifth season. Bohm, one of a franchise-record eight Phillies named All-Stars, has only 11 homers this season the fewest among the eight derby competitors. He said he was going to try to hit as many balls as he could to left field and did pulling all 21 of his homers that way in the first round. It still felt like 100 degrees (38 Celsius) outside the ballpark when the derby began, but the retractable roof was closed on the stadium that opened in 2020. Bobby Witt Jr. hit 16 homers this season entering the Home Run Derby. Getty Images When the Rangers hosted the 1995 All-Star Game acro s the street in their old stadium without a roof, the derby wasnt yet a prime-time event and was held in the sweltering mid-afternoon heat. Frank Thomas won in 1995 with 15 homers over three rounds in a different format. Albert Belle finished with a total of 16, then a Home Run Derby record, but Thomas beat him 3-2 in the final round. Fabian Zetterlund Jersey