Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder clubbed 23 home runs, including 6 in the final round to edge out Texas Ranger Nelson Cruz to win the 2009 MLB All-Star home run derby.
Fielder's first derby experience came in 2007, but his 3 home runs that year saw him exit the first round quickley. Last night was different. Fielder and Cruz both clubbed 11 round one homers, getting a good jump on the rest of the field.
Fielder also won the competition while using teammate Ryan Braun's bat, instead of his own. He clubbed a 503 foot home run with that bat and wowed the St. Louis crowd.
Fielder will join teammates Ryan Braun and Trevor Hoffman in tonight's all-star classic. The National League is looking to end a streak of 12 straight winless games. The NL is 0-11-1 in the last 12 contests.
(UPI Photo / Bill Greenblatt)
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