(Cleveland, OH) — Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is the 2019 MLB Home Run Derby champion. The slugging first baseman beat Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 23-to-22 in the finals at Cleveland’s Progressive Field. Alonso topped the Indians’ Carlos Santana and the Braves’ Ronald Acuna [[ ah-COON-yah ]] Jr. in the first two rounds.