The 2007 State Farm Home Run Derby was a

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event. The Home Run Derby was held on July 9 at

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, the home field of the

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. As usual, the competition had eight competitors, seven of whom were eliminated over three rounds. The Home Run Derby was seen July 9 on

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at 8 p.m. EST.

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of the

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beat Alex Ríos of the

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3–2 in the final.

Competitors

The eight competitors were 2006 winner Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies,

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of the Minnesota Twins,

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of the Milwaukee Brewers,

of the

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Magglio Ordóñez Magglio José Ordóñez Delgado (; born January 28, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right fielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1997–2004) and Detroit Tigers (2005–2011). Ordóñez is tall and weighs . Having p ...

of the Detroit Tigers, Albert Pujols of the

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(who last participated in 2003), Alex Ríos of the

and

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of the Colorado Rockies, who replaced the

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, who was injured in a game on July 7 after being announced as a participant

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Rules

Any ball that is swung at by the batter must be hit over the outfield fence in fair territory to be ruled a home run. A swing and a miss is an out, but if the batter doesn't swing, no out is recorded. In the event of a tie, a swing-off will be held. The contestant with the most home runs in five swings advances. If there is still a tie after five swings, each contestant will be given three swings to break the tie.

Round One

Each contestant gets ten outs. The top four home run hitters advance on to the next round.

Round Two

Totals from the first round carry over. Each batter again receives ten outs. The top two advance to the final round.

Round Three

Home run totals do not carry over for this round. As in the first two rounds, both hitters have ten outs. The competitor who has the most home runs at the end of the round is the winner.

Competition

''italics'' – Hall of Famer Recorded only seven of ten outs before hitting winning home run.
Advanced after defeating Morneau 2-1 in a swing-off.

Resources

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