2013 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby

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2013 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby
DateJuly 15, 2013
Venue Citi Field
City Queens, New York
Winner Yoenis Céspedes
  2012 Home Run Derby 2014  
Yoenis Cespedes follows through on a swing at the 2013 Home Run Derby Yoenis Cespedes.jpg
Yoenis Céspedes follows through on a swing at the 2013 Home Run Derby

The 2013 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby (known through sponsorship as the Chevrolet Home Run Derby) was a home run hitting contest in Major League Baseball (MLB) between four batters each from the National League and American League. The derby was held on July 15, 2013, at the site of the 2013 MLB All-Star Game, Citi Field in New York City. [1]

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. [2] On July 8 and 9, the captains each picked three other players to compete with them. The AL team captain, Canó, selected Yoenis Céspedes of the Oakland Athletics, Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles, and Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers. The NL team captain, Wright, selected Michael Cuddyer and Carlos González of the Colorado Rockies, and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. González then withdrew due to a sprained finger and was replaced by Pedro Álvarez of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [1]

Céspedes hit 32 total home runs and won the competition by defeating Harper in the final round. Céspedes was the first winner of the event who had not been selected to that year's All-Star Game. [3]

Results

Citi Field, New York (AL – 53, NL – 50)
PlayerTeamRound 1Round 2SubtotalFinalsTotal
Yoenis Céspedes Athletics 176239 [b] 32
Bryce Harper Nationals 8816824
Michael Cuddyer Rockies 781515
Chris Davis Orioles 841212
Pedro Álvarez [a] Pirates 666
Prince Fielder Tigers 555
David Wright Mets 555
Robinson Canó Yankees 444
Bolded numbers denote round leader.
a. ^ Álvarez replaced Carlos González of the Rockies, who withdrew due to injury
b. ^ Ended round with 5 outs

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