Peter ones are combined his power with warm temps and Colorado's thin air to win the twenty twenty one home run derby with the victory the New York Mets first baseman successfully defended the derby title he won in twenty nineteen Alonso ripped a derby record thirty five homers to beat Salvador Perez in the first round then eliminated Juan Soto before winning the final against Baltimore Orioles first baseman treatment Saini whose presence was its own miracle he missed the twenty twenty season battling stage three colon cancer Bruce Morton Denver