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Who won the Home Run Derby in 1999?

Who won the Home Run Derby in 1999?

Ken Griffey Jr.
1999 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby /Winners

Did Mark McGwire ever win Home Run Derby?

McGwire, who would eventually set a new single-season home run record with 70 in 1998, won his first and only Derby in ’92. He was the first player to win the Derby and the All-Star MVP, as well as the first Derby winner to also homer in the All-Star Game.

Who won the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game?

RePete Alonso won the Home Run Derby, but Trey Mancini was the true champion Monday night. A year ago the Orioles’ first baseman was undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed in March with colon cancer. The tumor was removed three weeks later.

What was the best Home Run Derby ever?

Abreu wins 2005 Home Run Derby Why we remember: If you don’t remember or know about Sosa’s 2002 Derby performance, you have no excuse now. It wasn’t so much the volume of Sosa’s first-round performance at then-Miller Park in Milwaukee (he finished it with 12 homers), but more about where these dingers went.

Who won 2021 Home Run Derby?

Pete Alonso
2021 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby/Winners

Who won the Home Run Derby 1985?

Dave Parker
1985 — Dave Parker, Cincinnati Reds Parker hit six homers to win the individual title in the first Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game, which was held at Minnesota’s Metrodome that year.

Who won the Home Run Derby in 1998?

1998 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby/Winners

Who hit the longest home run in the Home Run Derby?

Trevor Story
DENVER (CBS4) – Trevor Story has rewritten the Home Run Derby history books. His 518-foot home run was the longest ever to be hit in the competition.

Where was the 1999 All Star Home Run Derby held?

12 Jul 1999: Mark McGwire of the National League Team hits the ball during the 1999 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Brian Bahr/Allsport) The late-’90s were a boom period for baseball.

Where was the 1999 MLB All Star Game held?

The game was held on July 13, 1999, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Red Sox of the American League. Fenway Park was chosen as host because the owners at the time were planning to build a New Fenway Park in a few years but were unable to get the project off the ground in time for the game.

When did the Home Run Derby start in baseball?

Home Run Derby (1990-1999) Prior to the 1985 All-Star Game being played, a new tradition was born when Major League Baseball adopted an official format for a Home Run Derby. Though these types of contests had taken place before, this was the first time it was going to be acknowledged by the League.

Who was the winner of the 1998 Home Run Derby?

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. The 1998 Derby marked the first live telecast of the event, as fans tuned in to see Griffey win his second trophy.