The player of the Atlanta Braves in the Big leagues – MLB and of the Lara Cardinals on the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), revalidated his title of champion of the festival of the Pepsi home run in its 19th edition.
The Cardinals player once again demonstrated his power in the nineteenth edition of the Pepsi Home Run Festival and won this award again, which has a higher value due to the fact that there were fans in the stadium.
With a total of 21 homers, six in the first round, in the semifinals he hit eight and to be crowned champion he hit seven to win the 19th edition of the Pepsi Home Run Festival, held at the University Stadium in Caracas.
The BICAMPEON of the Home Run Festival: William Contreras ⚾💪🔥🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/CDENcvBs82
– Guillermo Liñares (@ guille94) December 7, 2021
This coronation, the player of the twilight team, beat great players such as Eduardo Escobar, Alexander Palma, José Celestino Lopez, Gorkys Hernández, Ildemaro Vargas, Elías Díaz and in an incredible final against Balbino Fuenmayor.
A spectacle worth framing was the one that all the players participating in this event gave us, but even more so the two finalists who between them connected a total of 40 home runs.
- Balbino Fuenmayor – 24 home runs
- William Contreras – 21 homers
Fact
William Contreras, equaled Carlos González as the only players to win the Pepsi Home Run Festival consecutively, González achieved it in 2015 and 2016, while Contreras did it in 2020 and 2021
William Contreras takes down the Great Balbino to win his 2nd consecutive Venezuelan Winter League HR Derby! pic.twitter.com/b0SHNq2K91
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William Contreras repeats crown at Pepsi Home Run Festival