Table of Content
- 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!
- Yoenis Cespedes: HR Derby winner and WWE champ
- 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
Griffey remains the only player in MLB history to win three Home Run Derbies. If Alonso wins this year, he would become the first player ever to win three in a row. Cespedes will become the fourth derby champion in the past six years to avoid the derby "curse" this season. Cuddyer would rally with just three outs left to hit five more home runs to take his total to 15. He was attempting to be the oldest player to win the event since David Ortiz in 2010, per ESPN Stats & Info.
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.
Home Run Derby 2013: National League Looks to Take Down American League Power Force
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.
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.
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.
Yoenis Cespedes: HR Derby winner and WWE champ
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.
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.
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.
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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