- MLB. MLB Home Run Derby 2023 LIVE: Julio Rodriguez ran out of gas and finished with 20 bambinos
- MLB. MLB Home Run Derby: Julio Rodriguez ignites Seattle crowd with all-time best round
Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez broke the single-round record for most homers hit at the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby in his home field on Monday and earned the respect of NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes and NBA champion Kevin Durant.
The Kansas City Chiefs QB took to Twitter to express his disbelief after witnessing J-Rod hit 41 home runs in the first round of the evening.
"That was wild," Mahomes tweeted, tagging Rodriguez's official Twitter .
Rodriguez, 22, eventually ran out of gas and was unable to win the whole thing, but his record-breaking round definitely stole the show.
Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch walked out with the Home Run Derby trophy and made sure to acknowledge Rodriguez.
Kevin Durant praises Julio Rodriguez
Durant, 34, also tweeted out about J-Rod, calling him "ridiculous" after his record-breaking performance.
"Julio Rodriguez is ridiculous," Durant tweeted.
The Phoenix Suns superstar has yet to tweet anything about the winner of the contest, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Guerrero, 24, also went viral because he accidentally knocked out one of the kids trying to catch the baseballs in the outfield.