MLB – Recap of MLB Home Run Derby
Boston Red Sox First Baseman/DH David Ortiz won the Major League Baseball‘s annual Home Run Derby Monday night at The Big A in Anaheim, edging out Florida Marlin shortstop Hanley Ramirez in the final. The original field of 8 was trimmed to 4 as Ortiz, Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera and first round leader Corey Hart all advanced with some prodigious dingers.
Hart lead after round 1 with 13 followed by Ramirez with 9, Ortiz with 8 and Cabrera with 7. Since bet on baseball star, Miguel was the last batter in the initial session he got a brief reprieve, with Ortiz beginning the action in the second part. “Big Papi” then proceeded to bang out 13 more bombs for a total of 21. He was matched by Ramirez who also ended up with 21, setting up a classic final of big man against small man.
The third segment proved to be anticlimactic as Ortiz put 11 baseballs into orbit, while Ramirez only managed 5.
Still the contest provided some spectacular moments to the annual all star affair as most of the sluggers managed to hit tape measure shots, with a few of them landing on the tarp in center field. This is one area that has been reached by only a few individuals each season. The scoreboard was also flashing the total distance each ball traveled, adding to the overall excitement of the affair.
