Explore how St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols, Milwaukee Brewers’ Prince Fielder and company fared in the Home Run Derby.

Rules of the competition

First Round
• Each player gets 10 outs to hit as many home runs as possible.
• The four players with the most home runs hit in the First Round advance to the Second Round.

Second Round
• Home runs totals from the first round will carry over to the second round.
• Each player gets 10 outs to hit as many home runs as possible per at bat.
• The two players with the most home runs in the Semi-Final Round advance to the Championship Round.

Championship Round
• Home runs from the first two rounds do not carry over to the Championship Round.
• Each player gets 10 outs to hit as many home runs as possible.
• The player who hits the most home runs in the Championship Round is declared the Home Run Derby champion.

Rules
• An out is registered when a player swings at a pitch and does not hit a home run.
• A ball hit over the fence must be fair to count as a home run.

Tiebreakers
• If two or more players are tied for advancement into the next round, or for the derby championship, a swing-off will be the tiebreaker.
• Each player will get five swings to hit as many home runs as possible.
• If they are still tied after five swings, they will each take three swings.
• This process will be repeated if necessary with three swings each until one player wins the swing-off.

On the field
• The kids you see catching the balls are a mix of players’ family, members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and participants from the Aquafina Pitch, Hit & Run competition earlier in the day.