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07.14.2009 1:59 pm

St. Louis sets Home Run Derby ratings record

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — With some of the National League’s finest sluggers and two hometown hitters on display Monday night in the annual Home Run Derby, the St. Louis area shattered the television rating record for the event, which was carried…

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07.13.2009 9:17 am

ESPN likes Albert Pujols in HR Derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ESPN’s Baseball tonight crew made their predictions for tonight’s Home Run Derby. After some prelim votes tossed out for Ryan Howard, Joe Mauer and Nelson Cruz, the group came to their senses and went with Albert Pujols.

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07.12.2009 2:12 pm

Tampa Bay’s Carlos Pena added to Home Run Derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Added to the American League All-Star roster on Sunday, Tampa Bay first baseman Carlos Pena will be in the Home Run Derby on Monday.

Pena, the AL’s leader in home runs entering play today, will be the fourth…

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07.10.2009 6:37 pm

Brandon Inge confirms he’s in Home-Run Derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Brandon Inge tells the Associated Press he’s going to participate in the home run derby on Monday night during All-Star week.

Inge earned the final spot on American League All-Star team Thursday after receiving 11.8 million Internet votes from fans, beating…

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07.10.2009 4:21 pm

Joe Mauer accepts AL Home-Run Derby invite

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Joe Mauer, who has two AL batting titles and leads the league in hitting, has accepted an invitation to the Home-Run Derby at Busch.

Mauer has a career-high 15 home runs in his first 61 games since coming off the disabled…

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07.06.2009 5:02 pm

Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard headline NL Derby team

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Philadelphia Phillies slugger, past Home Run Derby champion and St. Louis native Ryan Howard will duel with hometown star Albert Pujols as the headliners in this year’s Home Run Derby, according to Major League Baseball.

The four players…

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07.05.2009 2:24 pm

Fans call for a Pujols/Howard showdown in Home Run Derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CINCINNATI — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and St. Louis native Ryan Howard were the top two vote-getters in the inaugural Home Run Derby fan poll, which will be used as leverage to encourage participants in this year’s…

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07.01.2009 7:26 pm

Ryan Howard plays coy about home-run derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ryan Howard is still playing it cool when it comes to talk about participating in the Home Run Derby this summer in his hometown.

Asked by David Murphy of the Philly Daily News if he would participate, even if he wasn’t…

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06.24.2009 5:19 pm

Albert Pujols continues to lead NL’s Home Run Derby wish list

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NEW YORK — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols continues his steamroll toward an All-Albert All-Star week at Busch Stadium in the middle of July. The reigning National League MVP is not only the fans’ choice to start at…

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06.12.2009 11:56 am

Albert Pujols & Ryan Howard lead Home Run Derby wish list

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CLEVELAND — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and St. Louis native Ryan Howard lead the voting so far for participants the fans would like to see in the Home Run Derby at Busch Stadium a month from now.

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