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HOME RUN DERBY
July 13, 2015  | By David Bianculli

ESPN, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

The day before baseball’s All-Star Game, some of the sport’s heaviest hitters show up to swing for the fences – without any of the annoyances of runners on base, situational strategies, or wickedly difficult incoming ball trajectories from opposing pitchers. It’s just pitches served over the plate, seeing who can hit more of them into the stands or beyond, and just how far. It’s an odd offshoot of baseball’s midpoint summer break – but here it is.

 
 
 
 
 
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