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Cespedes unloads at Home Run Derby
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American League's Yoenis Cespedes, of the Oakland Athletics, hits a bomb during the second round of the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby, on Monday, in New York. Cespedes blasted nine home runs in the final round against National League's Bryce Harper, of the Washington Nationals, who hit eight. Cespedes hit 32 combined homers through three rounds, easily surpassing Harper (24), Colorado's Michael Cuddyear (15), Baltimore's Chris Davis (12), Pittsburgh's Pedro Alvarez (6), Detroit's Prince Fielder (5), N.Y. Mets' David Wright (5) and N.Y. Yankees' Robinson Cano (4). - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Home Run Derby champion didn't even make the All-Star team. Yoenis Cespedes won baseball's power-hitting competition with a dazzling display Monday night, becoming the first player left out of the All-Star game to take home the crown. The Oakland Athletics slugger beat Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round at reconfigured Citi Field, hitting the decisive drive with five swings to spare.