Giancarlo Stanton Wins Home Run Derby

(Giancarlo Stanton, photo credit: Getty Images)

The MLB Home Run Derby was held at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday night. The derby had a system where the matchups were the 1 seed vs 8 seed, 2 seed vs 7 seed, 3 seed vs 6 seed and 4 seed vs 5 seed.

In the 1 vs 8 matchup, Mark Trumbo took on Corey Seiger. After Seiger hit 15 home runs, Trumbo hit 16 to win the round and eliminate Seager. He hit eight consecutive pitches out to give him the win.

In the next matchup, the 4 seed Robinson Cano and 5 seed Giancarlo Stanton faced off. Stanton went first, and he hit 12 home runs with two minutes left and his 30 second bonus he got for hitting two home runs of 440 feet or more. He would finish with 24 homers. Cano was no match, hitting only seven. 

In the third quarterfinal, Adam Duvall defeated Will Myers 11-10 to advance. In the final quarterfinal, defending champion Todd Frazier beat Carlos Gonzalez 13-12. 

In the semifinals, Giancarlo Stanton outlasted Mark Trumbo and Todd Frazier beat Adam Duvall to set up the final.

Stanton would hit 20 more home runs, a record for most home runs hit in the HRD, and he would go on to win the derby.