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RISKE

BUSINESS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto
Blue Jays, reacts after hitting
a home run during the Major
League Baseball Home
Run Derby, Monday, July 8,
2019, in Cleveland. The MLB
baseball All-Star Game will be
played Tuesday.
Associated Press
Money Ball:

Mets’ Alonso

wins HR

Derby, $1M,

tops Vlad Jr.

By TOM WITHERS ‘Something our
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Pete
Alonso took one final swing sport has never
and flipped his bat high in
the air. Another walk-off. seen’: Serena to
Money ball. As the crowd
roared, the New York Mets Wimbledon SF
rookie headed toward
the mound and tightly
squeezed his cousin and
pitcher Derek Morgan,
who had helped him win
the All-Star Home Run Der-
by and $1 million.
Alonso outlasted a worn-
down fellow rookie Vladi-
mir Guerrero Jr. in the fi-
nal round Monday night
to take home a prize that
nearly doubled his 2019
salary. With just seconds to United States’ Serena Williams
spare, Alonso connected
for a homer to left-center celebrates after winning a point
to edge Guerrero 23-22 against United States’ Alison Riske
after the Blue Jays’ power- during a women’s quarterfinal
house put on a historic dis- match on day eight of the Wimble-
play by hitting 91 homers
before he ran out of gas don Tennis Championships in Lon-
following an epic semifinal don, Tuesday, July 9, 2019.
matchup against Dodgers Associated Press
outfielder Joc Pederson. Page 20

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