Teoscar Hernández home run derby win ‘tough to watch’ for some Jays fans

Some Toronto Blue Jays fans are successful their feelings aft erstwhile slugger Teoscar Hernández was crowned Home Run Derby champion connected Monday night.

Hernández, who was traded to Seattle successful 2022 for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko, took location nan title arsenic nan MLB’s All-Star play is group to wrap up Tuesday night.

The Dominican outfielder was a instrumentality favourite during his clip successful Toronto, and his crowning arsenic location tally champion has immoderate fans wondering if nan Jay’s struggling play would beryllium different had Hernández remained.

“In hindsight, trading Teoscar Hernández for Eric Swanson was nan opening of nan extremity for this loop of nan Blue Jays,” wrote X personification @Cherniak Tuesday morning.

“Tough to watch for fans of nan #BlueJays, who unwisely traded distant celebrated & prolific Teoscar Hernandez, an #AllStar & #SilverSlugger victor successful #Toronto, for 2 pitchers presently successful triple-A & double-A,” said X personification @iamrobsinclair.

Star Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who won nan derby past year, was wearing a Hernández Blue Jays’ jersey to observe his erstwhile teammate’s win. The 2 played together from 2017 to 2022.

“That was a astonishment of nan night,” Hernández, who now plays for nan Los Angeles Dodgers, said Monday.

“He brings my jersey from Toronto. And erstwhile he goes to location plate, he was trying to calm (me) down, and truthful he had passed 2 times, and it works. He said he wanted to thief maine going into nan past round.”

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Some fans connected X said Tuesday Guerrero’s intelligibly misses having Hernández arsenic a teammate.

“We miss you Teo truthful much…and Vlad does too,” wrote @michelleinblue.

“That’s because he misses you @TeoscarH arsenic overmuch arsenic we do,” said @AlanaPayne9.

After Tuesday’s all-star game, nan Blue Jays will pickup their play arsenic they invited nan Detroit Tigers to municipality connected Friday.

It’s been a play to hide truthful far, arsenic nan Jays – led by Guerrero and Bo Bichette, who precocious publically flirted pinch nan thought of a trade – clasp a 44-52 win-loss record.

First transportation against nan Tigers is group for 7:07 p.m. eastbound connected Friday.