Todd Frazier Wins 2015 Home Run Derby Beating Joc Pederson

And it didn’t hurt that every player in the derby popped home run after home run, which gave every head-to-head matchup that sense of urgency. “It’s just unbelievable feeling”.

He said the White Sox players were eligible for the Hall of Fame and were on the ballot for several years despite not being elected.

But the skies cleared up and the sun shined brightly on the field during batting practice, setting up a lovely night for the Cincinnati crowd.

Keep the timing the same – four minutes per hitter per round.

Todd Frazier waited until the very last swing – three times, no less – to win the All-Star Home Run Derby in his home ballpark.

Perhaps the best part of the Home Run Derby is that the game’s biggest stars are competing.

The Reds’ third baseman was behind by two homers with 40 seconds left.

Frazier, also a former Toms River High School South baseball star, will be the starting third baseman for the National League in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday.

In the final round, the 23-year-old Pederson got off to a slow start. “It proved vital today”.

The new rules for the derby this year require players to try to hit as many home runs as they can in 4 minutes. Frazier advanced to the final easily before Pederson upset Pujols, as he was the only lower-seed to win the entire evening.

Frazier, who was the No. 2 seed in the contest, was given a tough draw in the first round, facing off against a two-time Home Run Derby champion in Fielder. Or maybe was it the new Home Run Derby timed system?

“That was pretty nice”, said Frazier. “Adrenaline”.

Pederson slammed 14 home runs in the final round as he tried to become the first rookie since Wally Joyner in 1986 to win or share the title. The fans at the ballpark seemed like they loved it from the roar of the crowd when it came down to the wire in all matches and I am sure fans sitting at home stayed on there toes while watching the Derby. Albert Pujols led the pack with his 11 second-round homers averaging 434 feet. The rookie broke a Dodgers record for homers in the competition, according to FOX Sports. And those last minutes of each round really picked me up and (helped me) drive the ball out of the park a lot more. “I tip my cap to him”. Frazier won on the first pitch of the newly implemented “bonus time” period.

Frazier slowly but surely caught up and just barely missed the winning homer when it was tied at 14 as his regulation time expired.

And we all know what happened in the dramatic final round, with Frazier walking off against a beastly Pederson.