Table of Content
- Pedro Alvarez joins NL Home Run Derby squad
- Derby history: Looking back at past slugfests
- Participants for the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby announced
- Alex Rodriguez Plea Deal: 150 Game Suspension is "Best Offer"- Could Mean Career End
- MLB Suspensions for PED Biogenesis Involvement to Happen After All-Star Break
- MLB Home Run Derby 2013: Winner, Twitter Reaction and Highlights
- Yoenis probably won the bat-flip derby, too
The child paired with the winner of the Chevrolet Home Run Derby will earn $50,000 towards a baseball field makeover for their RBI league. Chevrolet and MLB will also donate $10,000 worth of baseball equipment and uniforms to each of the other seven RBI leagues. The 2005 Derby was the first "we are the world" long ball contest. From 1985 through 1990, the Home Run Derby was structured as a two-inning event with each participant getting five outs per inning.
Alonso edged out Guerrero in a thrilling final-round battle of rookie phenoms. Alonso not only won the Derby, but went on to hit a Major League-best 53 home runs in 2019. Those 53 homers were also the most by any rookie in big league history, eclipsing the mark previously set by Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge. Though Alonso raised the trophy, the highlight of the event may have come in the semifinals, when it took Guerrero three rounds of swing-offs to finally outlast Joc Pederson, 40-39.
Pedro Alvarez joins NL Home Run Derby squad
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.
Since 1991, eight to ten players, were chosen to participate in a three round contest to determine the Home Run Derby Champion. Each player received ten outs per round as they attempted to hit as many home runs as they could. Entering the 2022 event, Pete Alonso was already in a small circle of players with multiple Home Run Derby wins.
Derby history: Looking back at past slugfests
A player may also have a history of being a better first-half hitter than a second-half hitter. As Bleacher Report MLB lead writer Jason Catania noted on Monday, a wealth of players have experienced drop-offs after participating in the derby the past five years. Whether participating in the Home Run Derby affects a player's swing has long been debated. David Wright would complete the disappointing night for New Yorkers as he hit just five home runs to join Fielder, Cano and Alvarez as the bottom four to be eliminated. He went upper deck on his second home run and consistently set the ball in flight. According to ESPN Stats & Info, it was the third most home runs ever hit in the first round.
After the draw of the field, Orb, the Florida Derby winner, was the 7-2 favorite. Trainer Todd Pletcher had five different horses in the race, including the winners of the Arkansas Derby , Louisiana Derby and Wood Memorial . For the first time, the colts making the field in the Kentucky Derby qualified under a new points system.
Participants for the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby announced
More than $3 million has been raised for charity over the past 10 years, with an all-time high of $615,000 donated through the 2012 event. Chevrolet and Major League Baseball will donate a significant amount of money to charity through the 2013 event. In addition, Chevrolet plans to award the winner of the Home Run Derby an all-new 2014 Silverado. Cespedes hit 23 homers in the first two rounds, while Harper finished with 16. The Oakland Athletics outfielder became the fourth straight Home Run Derby champion from the American League.
Alonso has already done that, but the rest of this year's field is filled with players looking to win for the first time. Cespedes' 17 first round home runs were enough to advance him to the second round, but he decided to go to the plate anyway, needing just five home runs to give the American League the team victory. He accomplished that by hitting six and setting up the final duel with Harper.
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.
Strawberry and Joyner led the way with four jacks each, and the NL won, 8-7, thanks to Parker's runner-up three homers. Griffey won his second consecutive Derby crown and third overall. McGwire impressed, clubbing 13 home runs in the first round and tying Griffey with 16 total, but was eliminated in the second round by Burnitz. Cespedes captured his first Derby crown in his second Major League season since defecting from Cuba.
The colossal distance he got on the majority of them was outstanding. Was the last NL player to win the Derby as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009. Will be Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper and Colorado Rockies outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer. Competitors who will join Cano include Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis and Detroit Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder. Robinson Cano rounded out the AL squad by adding A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
The Oakland Athletics slugger got off to a dominant start to roll into the finals against the Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, where he outslugged Harper in the championship round, 9-8. Cuddyer ripped eight more while Davis only hit four more, with both ultimately falling short. Harper, however, would power his way through with eight, almost catching the Oakland outfielder. Pittsburgh Pirates third basemen and National league leader in home runs, Pedro Alvarez hit six home runs and failed to advance.
During the breaks in the action, Clovis High School shortstop Jacob Gatewood, a potential top pick in the 2014 draft, outslugged another potential 2014 draftee, Palmetto, GA outfielder/firstbaseman Kel Johnson in a parallel derby. Gatewood hit nine home runs in three minutes in that derby's first round, blasting rockets to right field. An eye-opening performance from a hitter I did not expect to see tonight. This year's Home Run Derby will feature eight players, six of whom have hit double-digit homers in the first half. The others are Ronald Acuña Jr. and the legendary Albert Pujols, who will be competing in the derby for the fifth time. From Mark McGwire to Barry Bonds to Sammy Sosa, winning the contest means entering rarified air.
Participants for the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby were announced earlier this evening on ESPN's "SportsCenter" by Derby captains David Wright of the National League and Robinson Cano of the American League. Although Orb never won another race, several members of the Derby field went on to subsequent Grade I victories. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a complete breakdown of every Home Run Derby played between 2010 and 2013. Though the criteria, rules, and results have changed the event is still a fan favorite and we hope this page is informative. There have been 38 editions of the Home Run Derby, and there have been 33 different winners.
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