Home Run Derby 2013 results: Yoenis Cespedes wins Derby with 9 homers in final round

Table of Content

• Pedro Alvarez joins NL Home Run Derby squad
• Derby history: Looking back at past slugfests
• Participants for the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby announced
• Alex Rodriguez Plea Deal: 150 Game Suspension is "Best Offer"- Could Mean Career End
• MLB Suspensions for PED Biogenesis Involvement to Happen After All-Star Break
• Yoenis probably won the bat-flip derby, too
• Home Run Derby 2013: Yoenis Cespedes wins it all

Stanton peppered Petco Park with baseballs en route to a Derby-record 61 homers. He logged the 10 longest home runs of the night, as well as the 20 hardest-hit blasts, topping out at 120.4 mph, per Statcast™. Harper, who hit 16 homers in the first two rounds, led off the final round.

The real highlight of the first round was Yoenis Cespedes though. As ESPN Stats & Info pointed out, he entered the derby with the longest average distance per home run this season. Harper was consistent throughout the night hitting eight home runs in each round. However, it wasn't enough to keep the hard-hitting Cespedes from claiming the title.

Pedro Alvarez joins NL Home Run Derby squad

But not before showing once again that he's the best at hitting home runs to the opposite field, per ESPN's Jayson Stark. Tejada slugged a then-record 27 homers, which would hold for just one season before Abreu shattered his mark. Howard dropped six balls into the Allegheny River -- four on the fly, two on the bounce -- en route to a Derby victory. This year's competition shook up the rule book with players posting the highest totals across Rounds 1 and 2 advancing to the finals, rather than resetting the tally each round like in previous years.

In fact, this has happened to 32 of the 40 contestants in the past five years. Bryce Harper would emerge as a worthy adversary to Cespedes in the second round. He launched five home runs in a row at one point according to Mark Zuckerman of CSN. As Stark pointed out, he never went more than three pitches without hitting a home run. The 2013 Home Run Derby was filled with all the flair and fanfare that was expected, but the only thing not expected was the way the players performed, as there were a number of big surprises.

Derby history: Looking back at past slugfests

A player may also have a history of being a better first-half hitter than a second-half hitter. As Bleacher Report MLB lead writer Jason Catania noted on Monday, a wealth of players have experienced drop-offs after participating in the derby the past five years. Whether participating in the Home Run Derby affects a player's swing has long been debated. David Wright would complete the disappointing night for New Yorkers as he hit just five home runs to join Fielder, Cano and Alvarez as the bottom four to be eliminated. He went upper deck on his second home run and consistently set the ball in flight. According to ESPN Stats & Info, it was the third most home runs ever hit in the first round.

Guerrero took home his first Derby victory by hitting 17 homers and defeating the Blue Jays' Rios in the final. Despite fans packing into McCovey Cove outside the Giants' home ballpark in kayaks and rafts, none of the participants hit a "splash hit." This year's Chevrolet Home Run Derby will continue to follow the format first introduced in 2011, featuring team competition between the A.L. By a final tally of 61-21, with Prince Fielder of the Tigers winning the individual title in Kansas City. Each of the captains will select a charity of their choice for which their team will be hitting during the Derby. Chris Davis would wind up joining Cuddyer on the list of players that didn't make the final.

Participants for the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby announced

Judge, who set a new rookie home run record in 2017 , easily bested Sano in the finals and crushed four home runs further than 500 feet. He became the fourth Yankees player to win the derby, giving the New York franchise more winners than any other club. This year marked the first live Derby broadcast that did not feature ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman. Cespedes, who hit 23 homers in the first two rounds, stepped up to the plate after Harper.

Gonzalez, who is an All-Star for the second time in his career and a fan-elected starter for the first time, will become the second Rockies player in history to contend in the Derby on multiple occasions, joining Larry Walker . Fans had been begging for Harper to take part in the Derby since he first did in 2013, and the slugger did not disappoint in his first time back. After Schwarber set a bar of 18 homers in the final round, hometown star Harper cranked nine home runs in the final 50 seconds of regulation to pull even, eventually winning on the second swing of his bonus 30 seconds. Harper, the third participant in Derby history to win on his home turf, hit a 478-foot drive in the final round that was shorter than only one homer on the night -- a 479-foot shot from Javier Baez in the first round. The Derby expanded to a three-round format in 1991, where players had 10 outs to hit as many home runs as they could with the top four advancing to Round 2 and the top two squaring off in the final.

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With his victory at Coors Field last year, he became the fourth player in MLB history to win multiple titles. The final round showcased the will and power of Cuban defect Cespedes against the brash and confident Harper. The two did not let anyone down, putting on quite a show before Cespedes bested Harper's eight home runs with a walk off win, hitting his ninth home run with five outs still to go. Céspedes hit 32 total home runs and won the competition by defeating Harper in the final round.

The 20-year-old, who was receiving pitches from his father Ron Harper, went deep on the first three swings of the final round. Harper finished the round with eight homers, his third straight round with exactly eight home runs. Cespedes hit his Derby-winning ninth homer with five outs to spare in the final round. The eight participants will each be paired with a youngster representing one of eight local RBI leagues throughout the New York City region.

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Dawson went deep four times, accounting for half the home runs hit by the field of four. Griffey became the first player to hit the B&O Warehouse across Eutaw Street from Camden Yards, but Gonzalez won the Derby, defeating Griffey in a sudden-death swing-off. Martinez surprised by outlasting decorated sluggers such as Frank Thomas, McGwire, Griffey and Walker to become the first Yankees player to win the Derby.

The Oakland Athletics slugger got off to a dominant start to roll into the finals against the Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, where he outslugged Harper in the championship round, 9-8. Cuddyer ripped eight more while Davis only hit four more, with both ultimately falling short. Harper, however, would power his way through with eight, almost catching the Oakland outfielder. Pittsburgh Pirates third basemen and National league leader in home runs, Pedro Alvarez hit six home runs and failed to advance.

During the breaks in the action, Clovis High School shortstop Jacob Gatewood, a potential top pick in the 2014 draft, outslugged another potential 2014 draftee, Palmetto, GA outfielder/firstbaseman Kel Johnson in a parallel derby. Gatewood hit nine home runs in three minutes in that derby's first round, blasting rockets to right field. An eye-opening performance from a hitter I did not expect to see tonight. This year's Home Run Derby will feature eight players, six of whom have hit double-digit homers in the first half. The others are Ronald Acuña Jr. and the legendary Albert Pujols, who will be competing in the derby for the fifth time. From Mark McGwire to Barry Bonds to Sammy Sosa, winning the contest means entering rarified air.

Participants for the 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby were announced earlier this evening on ESPN's "SportsCenter" by Derby captains David Wright of the National League and Robinson Cano of the American League. Although Orb never won another race, several members of the Derby field went on to subsequent Grade I victories. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a complete breakdown of every Home Run Derby played between 2010 and 2013. Though the criteria, rules, and results have changed the event is still a fan favorite and we hope this page is informative. There have been 38 editions of the Home Run Derby, and there have been 33 different winners.