Milwaukee Brewers corner infield prospect Brock Wilken participated in the 2024 Arizona Fall League (AFL) home run derby. Eight prospects in total were involved in the contest. Brock Wilken ended up finishing in second place and he made history by setting two AFL home run derby records.
Brock Wilken belted 14 home runs in the first round of the 2024 AFL home run derby
The first record that Brock Wilken set was the most home runs in a single round. He did this by hitting 14 home runs during the first round. During the second round he hit 10 more long balls. That was good enough to get him into the championship round.
#Brewers 2023 first-rounder Brock Wilken drills 14 homers in Round 1 of the AFL Home Run Derby! pic.twitter.com/Er9Xq0cEZa
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 9, 2024
Milwaukee Brewers prospect Brock Wilken lost in the championship round of the 2024 AFL home run derby
During the championship round Brock Wilken elected to hit first in which he hit nine home runs. Following him was New York Yankees prospect Garrett Martin. Martin hit 10 home runs to win it, but did so in dramatic fashion as he had just four home runs with 47 seconds left. A much needed timeout was called in which he then went on to hit six more home runs and win the derby.
Brock Wilken puts up NINE home runs in the Home Run Derby Championship 🚀 pic.twitter.com/QuQkb6Rh6G
— Milb Central (@milb_central) November 9, 2024
Brock Wilken hit the most total home runs in AFL home run derby history
Despite losing in the championship round, Brock Wilken’s 33 total home runs are the most in AFL home run derby history. The previous record was 32. Joining Wilken for the historic night was his family in which his dad served as his pitcher during the derby and Brock’s new born son was on the field in between rounds.
“That was a cool moment to share with him (Brock’s dad). It was pretty special. Not many people get to do that — and get to do this in general — so being able to do it with him was really special.”
-Brock Wilken on having his dad as his pitcher during the home run derby
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