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The 2016 Home Run Derby matchups have been set. The Home Run Derby will take place on Monday, July 11th, at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. Here are the 1st round matchups, and my predictions for them and for each of the following 2 rounds.
The rules for this year’s Home Run Derby are the same as last year’s.
ROUND 1
No. 1 seed Mark Trumbo, Baltimore Orioles, vs.
No. 8 seed Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Prediction: Mark Trumbo, 11, Corey Seager, 10
No. 4 seed Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners, vs.
No. 5 seed Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Prediction: Giancarlo Stanton, 13, Robinson Cano, 11
No. 3 seed Adam Duvall, Cincinnati Reds, vs.
No. 6 seed Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
Prediction: Adam Duvall, 11, Wil Myers, 10
No. 2 seed Todd Frazier, Chicago White Sox, vs.
No. 7 seed Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
Prediction: Todd Frazier, 12, Carlos Gonzalez, 11
ROUND 2
No. 1 seed Mark Trumbo, Baltimore Orioles, vs.
No. 5 seed Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Prediction: Giancarlo Stanton, 12, Mark Trumbo, 11
No. 2 seed Todd Frazier, Chicago White Sox, vs.
No. 3 seed Adam Duvall, Cincinnati Reds
Prediction: Todd Frazier, 11, Adam Duvall, 10
CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 seed Todd Frazier, Chicago White Sox, vs.
No. 5 seed Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Prediction: Giancarlo Stanton, 13, Todd Frazier, 12
-Asher Fair
7 for 7 !!!
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