Vinnie Pasquantino Wins Home Run Derby With Series of Hilarious Tweets

Never change, Vinnie. Never change.

Vinnie Pasquantino had all the jokes during the Home Run Derby Monday night / Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is enjoying his All-Star break elsewhere, but he may have won the Home Run Derby night with an unbelievably funny sequence of posts on his X account as he watched with the rest of us.

The fourth-year first baseman got all his thoughts down on the internet and provided some colorful commentary as the drama unfolded at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Pittsburgh Pirates star Oneil Cruz put on a show in the first round, smashing 21 home runs including a 513-foot bomb. He smacked line drives so hard that the youth fielders shagging balls could only run to get out of the way. In case any fans questioned that incredibly savvy business decision, Pasquantino assured everyone that he feels the same way when playing against Cruz:

Yes O’Neil Cruz is terrifying to play first base against when he’s hitting if anyone is wondering

— Vinnie Pasquantino (@VPasquantino) July 15, 2025

Later, he had a hilarious post about Seattle Mariners star catcher and Major League home-run leader Cal Raleigh putting on a show just like he has the whole season:

Oh Im Cal Raleigh. I hit a lot of home runs. I hit from both sides of the plate. I play the most valuable position. I have one of the coolest nicknames in sports. Screw you man

— Vinnie Pasquantino (@VPasquantino) July 15, 2025

In case anyone thought he was serious—don't worry, it was just a joke:

This is a joke and I was attempting to make this that meme tweet. Don’t be so serious. I have like 2 more days back on twitter https://t.co/Lcp8EyemrG

— Vinnie Pasquantino (@VPasquantino) July 15, 2025

He also made an incredibly honest admission when he noticed Paul Skenes with Spanish-speaking stars Elly De La Cruz, Ketel Marte and Fernando Tatís Jr.

Sometimes I go out for mound visits with Sal or Freddy with Estevez, Zerpa, and Cruz where they only speak Spanish and have absolutely no clue what’s being said. But I give a good “vamo” at the end and feel like I contributed https://t.co/BX2270r3tZ

— Vinnie Pasquantino (@VPasquantino) July 15, 2025

He had some thoughts on Raleigh advancing on an extremely close longest home run tiebreak over Athletics slugger Brent Rooker:

Ok hey I love the league I play in and my employer and all that. But imo we should have a swing off here. Feels more fun

— Vinnie Pasquantino (@VPasquantino) July 15, 2025

He took to X a couple weeks ago to make a joke about being the batter for two of Shohei Ohtani's fastest pitches thrown, too. Never change, Vinnie. Never change.

---

More MLB on Sports Illustrated

feed