Prince Fielder Wins Home Run Derby At All Star Game In Kansas City
Prince Fielder of the Detroit TIgers has won his second State Farm Home Run Derby, outslugging Toronto's Jose Bautista in the championship round Monday Night at Kauffman Stadium In Kansas City.
Fielder, who won the contest at Busch Stadium in St. Louis back in 2009, becomes the second player to win two Home Run Derby titles (Ken Griffey, Junior won three). He hit five over the fence at Kauffman Stadium in the first round, then added 11 in the second round to advance.
Bautista slugged 11 homers in the first round, then added two in the second round, but after a tiebreaker with the Angels' Mark Trumbo, it was enough to advance as total home runs from round one and two were added together. Both Bautista and Trumbo had a combined 13 long balls in the first two rounds, but Bautista won a swing off 2-1.
In the finals, Fielder blasted 12 balls over the wall. Bautista hit seven to finish in second.
Fielder also hit the two longest home runs of the night, both measuring 476 feet, including one in the first round and one in the finals.
St. Louis' Carlos Beltran hit seven homers in the first round, which tied for second with Trumbo, but could only manage five in the second round for a total of 12.
The Home Run Derby was telecast live on ESPN and watched by a capacity crowd at Kauffman Stadium.
Here are the round by round totals:
1st Round: (10 outs each)
Jose Bautista----Toronto Blue Jays: 11 home runs
Carlos Beltran---St. Louis Cardinals: 7 home runs
Mark Trumbo-----Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: 7 home runs
Prince Fielder----Detroit Tigers: 5 home runs
Carlos Gonzalez---Colorado Rockies: 4 home runs
Andrew McCutchen---Pittsburgh Pirates: 4 home runs
Matt Kemp----Los Angeles Dodgers: 1 home run
Robinson Cano---New York Yankees: 0 home runs
2nd Round: (10 outs each)
Prince Fielder: 11 + 5 (1st Round) = 16 home runs
Joe Bautista: 2 + 11 (1st Round) = 13 home runs
Mark Trumbo: 6 + 7 (1st Round) = 13 home runs
Carlos Beltran: 5 + 7 (1st Round) = 12 home runs
Swing Off: (Each Player Gets 5 Swings)
Mark Trumbo: 1 home run
Jose Bautista: 2 home runs
Championship Round: (10 outs each)
Prince Fielder: 12 home runs
Jose Bautista: 7 home runs
The 83rd Major League Baseball All Star Game will be held Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. We'll have complete coverage on 94.7 Today's KTTS and online at KTTS.com.







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