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- Home Run Derby 2013: Yoenis Cespedes wins it all
- Home Run Derby 2013: National League Looks to Take Down American League Power Force
- The 2013 MLB Home Run Derby live chat!
- Home Run Derby Tracker
- Home Run Derby 2013 results: Yoenis Cespedes wins Derby with 9 homers in final round
- Yoenis probably won the bat-flip derby, too
The outfielder smashed a line-drive homer on his first swing of the final round, and blasted his second homer of the round 411 feet on his third swing. The right-hander continued his power display, hitting his ninth homer with five outs to go. Fans were treated to a three-round showdown between two of baseball's most prolific home run hitters when Bonds defeated McGwire in the 1996 contest, which featured an expanded 10-player field. Bonds trailed by two homers with one out left in the finals, then homered on three straight swings for the win. Gonzalez will participate in his second career Home Run Derby following his debut in the event last year in Kansas City, when he hit four home runs. "CarGo" has an N.L.-leading 24 home runs this season, which is already just 10 shy of his career-high of 34 set in 2010, and his 119 career home runs rank eighth all-time in Rockies history.
Wright had five and Cano had four, and neither advanced out of the first round. In June, MLB named Robinson Canó of the New York Yankees and David Wright of the New York Mets the Home Run Derby team captains. On July 8 and 9, the captains each picked three other players to compete with them.
Home Run Derby 2013: Yoenis Cespedes wins it all
With his victory at Coors Field last year, he became the fourth player in MLB history to win multiple titles. The final round showcased the will and power of Cuban defect Cespedes against the brash and confident Harper. The two did not let anyone down, putting on quite a show before Cespedes bested Harper's eight home runs with a walk off win, hitting his ninth home run with five outs still to go. Céspedes hit 32 total home runs and won the competition by defeating Harper in the final round.
The 2013 Home Run Derby didn't fail to offer fans plenty of excitement on Monday night as Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes became the newest home run champion. The total amount of money distributed will be determined by the home runs hit during the competition. For each Gold Ball home run hit by a participant after the ninth out throughout the Chevrolet Home Run Derby, Chevrolet and Major League Baseball will combine to donate $23,000 to designated charities. The dollar figure was selected to coincide with the EPA-estimated best in class 23 miles per gallon highway that the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado features, making it the most efficient V8 in a pickup. Chevrolet and MLB will combine to make an additional donation of $3,000 for every non-Gold Ball home run hit throughout the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby. The Chevrolet Home Run Derby will continue to raise funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of America as well as MLB's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program.
Home Run Derby 2013: National League Looks to Take Down American League Power Force
American League Derby veteran and two time winner, Prince Fielder, first basemen of the Detroit Tigers, disappointed many only hitting five, failing to advance. Seven-time All-Star Parker emerged from a 10-player field that included four future Hall of Famers -- Jim Rice, Eddie Murray, Carlton Fisk and Sandberg -- to win the inaugural Home Run Derby with six homers. The AL dominated for a fifth consecutive contest in 1995, slugging 21 homers to the NL's nine, and Thomas took the top prize in a tight race with Belle. Thomas is one of three players (also, Anderson and Cal Ripken Jr.) to win the Derby and homer in the All-Star Game.
But not before showing once again that he's the best at hitting home runs to the opposite field, per ESPN's Jayson Stark. Tejada slugged a then-record 27 homers, which would hold for just one season before Abreu shattered his mark. Howard dropped six balls into the Allegheny River -- four on the fly, two on the bounce -- en route to a Derby victory. This year's competition shook up the rule book with players posting the highest totals across Rounds 1 and 2 advancing to the finals, rather than resetting the tally each round like in previous years.
The 2013 MLB Home Run Derby live chat!
Prior to moving to Washington, the franchise was represented in the Derby by Montreal Expos All-Stars Hubie Brooks , Larry Walker , Henry Rodriguez and Vladimir Guerrero . Golden Soul took second place while Revolutionary finished third. Riding Mylute, Rosie Napravnik's fifth-place finish was the highest ever by a female jockey, besting her own record of ninth place set in 2011. The top four, regardless of their league affiliation, have advanced to the second round. If a tie existed among players for advancement into Round 2, the player with the most regular season home runs at the All-Star break advanced.
This Derby marked the debut of timed rounds with bonuses for distance. Since 1985, many of Major League Baseball's most prolific home run hitters have competed on the All-Star stage in the Home Run Derby. Below is a look at the history of baseball's annual slugfest, which has undergone a number of format changes throughout its 30-plus years. Cespedes didn't just impress with the sheer volume of homers that he hit.
Dawson went deep four times, accounting for half the home runs hit by the field of four. Griffey became the first player to hit the B&O Warehouse across Eutaw Street from Camden Yards, but Gonzalez won the Derby, defeating Griffey in a sudden-death swing-off. Martinez surprised by outlasting decorated sluggers such as Frank Thomas, McGwire, Griffey and Walker to become the first Yankees player to win the Derby.
Gonzalez, who is an All-Star for the second time in his career and a fan-elected starter for the first time, will become the second Rockies player in history to contend in the Derby on multiple occasions, joining Larry Walker . Fans had been begging for Harper to take part in the Derby since he first did in 2013, and the slugger did not disappoint in his first time back. After Schwarber set a bar of 18 homers in the final round, hometown star Harper cranked nine home runs in the final 50 seconds of regulation to pull even, eventually winning on the second swing of his bonus 30 seconds. Harper, the third participant in Derby history to win on his home turf, hit a 478-foot drive in the final round that was shorter than only one homer on the night -- a 479-foot shot from Javier Baez in the first round. The Derby expanded to a three-round format in 1991, where players had 10 outs to hit as many home runs as they could with the top four advancing to Round 2 and the top two squaring off in the final.
A total of thirty-six races, with the first coming last year, gave Derby starters an opportunity to accumulate points towards an entry into the race. Twenty horses qualified for the Kentucky Derby with two other horses listed as "also eligible" in case one of the starters would be scratched prior to the opening of betting. Dave Parker won the first Home Run Derby in 1985, and since then many of the winners have been the biggest stars in baseball.
Wright, who has the second-most 20-homer seasons in franchise history , finished with 21 home runs in 2012, representing his franchise-best ninth season with double-digit home runs. He is one of four third basemen in history to record double-digit home run totals in each of his first nine seasons in the Major Leagues, joining Ron Cey ( ) and Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews ( ) and Mike Schmidt ( ). The 30-year-old Wright will become the 16th player from a host team, and the first since Albert Pujols in the 2009 Derby at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, to participate in the event.
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