2009 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby

Baseball competition August 2023 2009 July 13, 2009 Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri Prince Fielder The 2009 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby (known through sponsorship as the State Farm 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 13, 2009, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, the host location of the 2009 MLB All-Star Game. ESPN (United States), Rogers Sportsnet (Canada), and ESPN America (Europe) telecast the event, while ESPN Radio broadcast on radio. The winner of the event was Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/13/hr.derby.gamer/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090718081433/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/13/hr.derby.gamer/ dead July 18, 2009 Prince steals show from Pujols, captures Home Run Derby crown 2009-07-13 Sportsillustrated 2009-07-14 Participants American League National LeagueNelson Cruz (TEX)http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090710&content_id=5806178&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex Cruz willing to throw his hat into Derby Caple Christian July 11, 2009 MLB.com 2009-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120218044803/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090710&content_id=5806178&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex February 18, 2012 deadPrince Fielder (MIL)http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/jul/06/braun-and-fielder-added-all-star-roster/ Braun and Fielder added to all-star roster July 6, 2009 McClatchy Tribune Janesville Gazette 2009-07-12Carlos Peña (TB)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090712&content_id=5837814&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Pena replaces Pedroia on AL squad Chastain Bill July 12, 2009 MLB.com 2009-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090715102904/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090712&content_id=5837814&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb 2009-07-15 live Adrián González (SD)http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/07/gonzalez-gets-home-run-derby-call/?padres Gonzalez gets Home Run Derby call Center Bill July 7, 2009 San Diego Union Tribune 2009-07-12 2009-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090710020010/http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/07/gonzalez-gets-home-run-derby-call/?padres deadJoe Mauer (MIN)http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/50507587.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl Mauer takes a spot in the Derby Christensen Joe July 11, 2009 Minneapolis Star Tribune 2009-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607061855/http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/50507587.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl June 7, 2011 deadRyan Howard (PHI)http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20090707_Phillies_slugger_Howard_to_compete_in_Home_Run_Derby.html Phillies slugger Howard to compete in Home Run Derby Murphy David July 7, 2009 Philadelphia Daily News 2009-07-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090712134727/http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20090707_Phillies_slugger_Howard_to_compete_in_Home_Run_Derby.html July 12, 2009 Brandon Inge (DET)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090710&content_id=5804498&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Inge to participate in Home Run Derby Scott Mike July 10, 2009 MLB.com 2009-07-12Albert Pujols (STL)http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/1E343B9F21C499B8862575EC00102F70?OpenDocument Pujols, Howard will face off in Home Run Derby Gold Derrick July 7, 2009 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2009-07-12 Rules Each participant is thrown pitches by a pitcher of his choice. The hitter has the option of not swinging at a pitch. If he swings at a pitch and misses or hits the pitch anywhere but in home run territory, it is considered an out. Each player hits until he receives 10 outs in each round. In the first two rounds, home run totals carried over for those rounds. Should there be a tie after either of the first two rounds, a "Swing-Off" takes place. In a Swing-Off, each tied player gets 5 swings to get as many home runs as possible. Home runs hit during a first round Swing-Off does not count towards the player's total going into the second round. All eight players participated in the first round; the four highest totals from round one will move to the semi-finals. The top two totals will face off in the finals, with the scores deleted from the first two rounds. Charitable Initiatives Gold Ball When a player reaches nine outs in each round, the "Gold Ball" was brought into play. For each Gold Ball hit for a home run, State Farm agreed to donate US $17,000 (one dollar for each of their agents) for each home run hit to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. This marks the fifth Home Run Derby for the Gold Ball rule. Each non-Gold Ball homer was worth $5,000. Overall, $527,000 was raised. Stand Up 2 Cancer MasterCard International would have donated $1 million to the Stand Up to Cancer initiative if a player had hit a home run off one of three designated banners in the stadium, which nobody did. Previously, sponsors like MasterCard and Chevrolet had given away 500 airline tickets and automobiles had home run balls hit designated banners. The banners remained in place for the All-Star Game. Results Busch Stadium, St. Louis—N.L. 51, A.L. 31PlayerTeamRound 1Round 2SubtotalFinalsTotal Prince FielderBrewers 11 6 17 6 23 Nelson CruzRangers 11 5 16 5 21 Ryan HowardPhillies 7 8 15 – 15 Albert PujolsCardinals 5 (2) 6 11 – 11 Carlos PeñaRays 5 (1) – 5 – 5 Joe MauerTwins 5 (0) – 5 – 5 Adrián GonzálezPadres 2 – 2 – 2 Brandon IngeTigers 0 – 0 – 0 italics – Hall of Famer Notes: swingoff a Advanced after winning swing off. Pujols 2, Peña 1, Mauer 0. References 2 External links Category:Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, 2009