Adley Rutschman won the hearts of the fans in the Home Run Derby

Adley Rutschman simply received the House Run Derby.

Certain, he has but to technically “win,” as he’s locked in his first-round matchup towards Luis Robert Jr., and the Chicago White Sox outfielder has belted 26 house runs this yr and entered the House Run Derby as the highest seed.

However what the Baltimore Orioles catcher did on Monday evening at T-Cellular Park will go on in House Run Derby lore.

Rutschman strode to the plate for his first House Run Derby, and blasted 20 house runs from the left aspect of the plate as a left-handed hitter:

However he nonetheless had some bonus time at his disposal, so what did the switch-hitting catcher do?

Stroll into the right-handed batter’s field.

The place he roped seven extra house runs:

Another excuse why Rutschman received the evening? Throwing to him was none aside from his dad, Randy.

“Ever since I’ve grown up, he has tossed me BP,” Rutschman stated forward of the Derby. “It’s a kind of father-son moments that’s going to be a reminiscence of a lifetime.”

As you would possibly anticipate, social media exploded with Rutschman’s effort:

In fact, it’s honest to level out that Robert Jr. did certainly prime Rutschman’s 27 house runs, and the highest seed will transfer on within the Derby.

However one thing tells me we can be speaking about Rutschman’s effort for a very long time.