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It was very smoky, presumably to reflect their SMOKIN’ HOT bats. The timeout paid off big-time for Hoskins, who finishes with 17 home runs. Mike Rosenstein may be reached Follow him on FindNJ.com on Facebook. Longtime pals, Ortiz and Hunter managed against each other in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday.
The semifinal matchup between Schwarber and Philadelphia's Rhys Hoskins was a thriller. After stunning top-seed Jesus Aguilar of Milwaukee in the opening round, the eighth-seeded Hoskins ripped 20 long balls to put the pressure on Schwarber. In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of live TV channels, including ESPN. You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the home run derby on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app. You could tell Schwarber was straining a bit with his endurance by the end, but he still used that sweet swing to muster 18 home runs in the final round. That gives Schwarber a total of 55 homers for the night, which is the second-most ever in a single Home Run Derby performance behind Giancarlo Stanton in 2016.
Round 1: Schwarber def. Bregman, 16-15
Dodgers infielder Max Muncy, who hit 17 home runs in his first-round win, appeared to run out of gas toward the end of the semifinals. The second timeout can be quite useful because the sluggers work themselves to near exhaustion as they are swinging for downs on every attempt. You often see hitters run out of premium unleaded in the 2nd round of the Derby. Alex Bregman had a furious late run, including five home runs in the final minute to pull within one of Schwarber, but Bregman’s final drive that would have forced a one-minute tiebreaker instead ended up ... If a swing-off ends in a tie, the hitters will engage in three-swing swing-offs until there is a winner.
Chris Ryan may be reached at Follow him on Twitter @ChrisRyan_NJ. Find NJ.com Devils on Facebook. Max Muncy and Javier Baez have a lot in common, as they both are capable of playing multiple positions around the infield, and their teams utilize that versatility. The two have also showed the ability to handle the bat, and they're both on pace for 30-plus home runs. Here are live updates plus s look at the results, format and rules for Monday's Home Run Derby. Harper, who is sure to have plenty of support from his home fans, is the second choice at +325, while Aguilar is the third choice at +450. Relive all the excitement of the Home Run Derby in our live blog below.
Hoskins and Aguilar First Up at Nationals Park
Cubs fans will want to tune in to see Javy Baez and Kyle Schwarber, who are competing on different sides of the bracket. That means there’s a chance we could have a Baez vs. Schwarber final, which would be a lot of fun for Cubs fans and a little less fun for everyone else. This year’s event follows the same eight-man, head-to-head format used by the league over the past few years.
Schwarber, the first hitter in the final round, swatted 18 home runs, with a 453-footer ranking as his longest. Both Schwarber and Harper qualified for the 30-second bonus time in the final round, and Harper needed a furious run in the final minute to tie the score heading into his bonus time, where he pulled off the win. If two players are tied at the end of their matchup, each player will get an additional 60 seconds to break the tie. If the tie lasts beyond the bonus 60 seconds, the matchup will go to three-swing swing offs until a winner is determined. The winner will be successful in three one-on-one matchups, with each round lasting four minutes. Players can gain an additional 30 seconds of swing time by hammering a ball 440 feet or more on at least two occasions.
No. 4 Alex Bregman vs. No. 5 Kyle Schwarber
There's been talk that Major League Baseball, concerned that less action in the field could translate to fewer fans in the stands, might consider a rule regarding shifts. Harper had the most homers over 440 feet through two rounds with nine. Harper is the 3rd player to win the Derby at his home ballpark, joining Todd Frazier (2015-Reds) & Ryne Sandberg (1990-Cubs). The2018 MLB Home Run Derby will have a tough time living up to last year'sextravaganza whenYankees right fielderAaron Judge took home the crown. Jesus Aguilar has put everything together in second full MLB season after making his debut in 2014 with the Cleveland Indians.
That looked like too much for Harper, but he rallied with nine home runs in the final minute to tie Schwarber, then blasted a walk-off in extra time to win the trophy. Harper gave an uppercut fist pump after matching Kyle Schwarber's 18 homers in the championship round on the final swing of his allotted 4 minutes. Because he hit two homers over 440 feet, Harper got 30 seconds of extra time.
Home Run Derby 2018: Time, TV channel and how to watch online
He smacked 21 homers in an incredible semifinal effort to eliminate Rhys Hoskins, and it made it difficult for Harper in the final by putting up 18 more homers. Only Giancarlo Stanton in 2016 has recorded more homers in a single competition. WASHINGTON --David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For J.D. Martinez, Nolan Arenado, Aaron Judge and every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive alignments is just part of the game. Bryce Harper has won the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, providing another memory to Nationals fans in what could be his final season in Washington.
The only person I've ever seen hit a ball there is Bryce Harper. Schwarber hit 55 home runs total in the three rounds, second most ever behind Giancarlo Stanton's 61 in 2016. This is the first Home Run Derby title for Harper, who was the runner-up to Yoenis Cespedes in the 2013 Home Run Derby. He is the first player to win the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark since former Reds slugger Todd Frazier won the 2015 event at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Harper delivered in the first round by knocking out Freeman with 13 home runs and 27 seconds still on the clock. He hit some absolute bombs that few other lefties could replicate. Schwarber also had a special night himself with the second-most homers ever in a single Derby.
The six-time All-Star arranged to have his dad, Ron, pitch to him in the annual contest on the eve of the All-Star Game. Harper responded with a performance that drew the loudest cheers of the night at Nationals Park. Everyone else in this year’s derby will be competing for the first time, so it’s tough to know what to expect. Simply put, Bryce Harper put on an awesome display at Nationals Park Monday evening. He edged Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber in the final seconds of the championship round to claim the Derby title in front of his home fans in Washington D.C.
Festivities for the2018 MLB All-Star Gamekicked off on Monday night when eight of baseball's top sluggers took their swings in the Home Run Derbyat8 p.m. Competitors who are tied at the end of the round will each get an additional minute to try to hit as many long balls as possible. If the score still remains tied, each batter will get three swings until the deadlock is broken. Bregman -- the lone AL representative -- appeared defeated with a minute left, but he mounted a late surge and lost when his final swing produced a drive that landed at the base of the center-field wall.
He'l go up against Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman in the first round. Five of the players will also participate in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game, while three will just swing away in Monday's derby. Nationals outfielder embraced the role of hometown hero for the Derby, earning a spot in the final with another solid showing the semis.
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