The 2005 Century 21 Home Run Derby was a

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event held at

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, the home field of the

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on July 11, 2005. The competition had eight competitors as usual and seven were eliminated over the course of three rounds. In honor of the inaugural

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, all the competitors represented their home countries, each representing a different country.

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won the derby with 41 home runs over the three rounds, a record at the time.

Competitors

The eight competitors were Venezuela's

of the Philadelphia Phillies, Canada's

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of the Pittsburgh Pirates, South Korea's

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of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Netherlands'

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of the Atlanta Braves, Panama's

Carlos Lee Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976), nicknamed "El Caballo", is a Panamanian former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2012 with the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, ...

of the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dominican Republic's

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of the Boston Red Sox, Puerto Rico's

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of the Detroit Tigers, and the United States'

Mark Teixeira Mark Charles Teixeira ( ; born April 11, 1980), nicknamed "Tex", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anahe ...

of the Texas Rangers.

Rules

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

Round One

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

Round Two

Each batter again receives ten outs. The top two hitters of the round advance to the final round.

Round Three

The two batters once again receive ten outs. The contestant with the most home runs in the round wins the derby.

Competition

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References

External links

MLB.com's official 2005 Home Run Derby page
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