Julio Rodriguez upsets Pete Alonso in LA – US & Canada
In his first at-bat of the All-Star Game, Pete Alonso hit a solo home run over the wall in left field, to give the American League an early 1-0 lead over the National League. The Mets’ star slugger crushed the ball all the way out of Dodger Stadium, and ended up being one of only two people in history to hit a home run that far out into a Major League ballpark, during an All-Star Game or any other time (the other being Willie Mays).
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Los Angeles was supposed to be Pete Alonso’s triumphant return to the MLB, having missed most of the year due to an elbow injury. But it wasn’t meant to be as Julio Rodriguez, the new Dodger who just got moved up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to Los Angeles, stole home in the bottom of the first inning, beating Alonso by mere inches as he slid across home plate.
Los Angeles, CA, United States of America – 14 Apr 2019 – Pete Alonso and Julio Rodriguez will meet in the ring once again on Saturday, April 14th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the WBA World Middleweight Title of the World Boxing Association. The second meeting between Pete Alonso and Julio Rodriguez won’t be as exciting as the first one at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on February 22nd where Julio Rodriguez defeated Pete Alonso by unanimous decision to win his first World Title in a controversial result that many people thought should have gone to Pete Alonso instead.