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The 2009 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby (known through sponsorship reasons as the State Farm Home Run Derby) was the sport's 25th annual home run-hitting contest and took place on July 13, 2009, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, the host location of the MLB All-Star Game. ESPN (United States), Rogers Sportsnet (Canada), and ESPN America (Europe) telecast the event, while ESPN Radio broadcast on radio.

The event was won by Prince Fielder of the Brewers. ^[1]

Participants

American League	National League
Nelson Cruz (TEX)^[2]	Prince Fielder (MIL)^[3]
Carlos Peña (TB)^[4]	Adrian Gonzalez (SD)^[5]
Joe Mauer (MIN)^[6]	Ryan Howard (PHI)^[7]
Brandon Inge (DET)^[8]	Albert Pujols (STL)^[9]

Rules

Each participant is thrown pitches by a pitcher of his choice. The hitter has the option of not swinging at a pitch. If he swings at a pitch and misses or hits the pitch anywhere but in home run territory, it is considered an out. Each player hits until he receives 10 outs in each round.

In the first two rounds, home run totals carried over for those rounds. Should there be a tie after either of the first two rounds, a "Swing-Off" takes place. In a Swing-Off, each tied player gets 5 swings to get as many home runs as possible. Home runs hit during a first round Swing-Off does not count towards the player's total going into the second round. All eight players participated in the first round; the four highest totals from round one will move to the semi-finals. The top two totals will face off in the finals, with the scores deleted from the first two rounds.

Charitable Initiatives

Gold Ball

When a player reaches nine outs in each round, the "Gold Ball" was brought into play. For each Gold Ball hit for a home run, State Farm agreed to donate US $17,000 (one dollar for each of their agents) for each home run hit to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. This marks the fifth Home Run Derby for the Gold Ball rule. Each non-Gold Ball homer was worth $5,000. Overall, $527,000 was raised.

Stand Up 2 Cancer

MasterCard International would have donate $1 million to the Stand Up to Cancer imitative should a player hit a home run off one of three designated banners in the stadium. Nobody, however, hit one of these signs. Previously, sponsors like MasterCard and Chevrolet had given away 500 airline tickets and automobiles had home run balls hit designated banners. The banners remained in place for the All-Star Game.

Results

Busch Stadium, St. Louis — N.L. 51, A.L. 31
Player	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Subtotal	Finals	Total
Prince Fielder\|\|Brewers\|\| 11 \|\| 6 \|\| 17 \|\| 6 \|\| 23
Nelson Crúz\|\|Rangers\|\| 11 \|\| 5 \|\| 16 \|\| 5 \|\| 21
Ryan Howard\|\|Phillies\|\| 7 \|\| 8 \|\| 15 \|\| – \|\| 15
Albert Pujols\|\|Cardinals\|\| 5^a \|\| 6 \|\| 11 \|\| – \|\| 11
Carlos Peña\|\|Rays\|\| 5 \|\| – \|\| 5 \|\| – \|\| 5
Joe Mauer\|\|Twins\|\| 5 \|\| – \|\| 5 \|\| – \|\| 5
Adrian Gonzalez\|\|Padres\|\| 2 \|\| – \|\| 2 \|\| – \|\| 2
Brandon Inge\|\|Tigers\|\| 0 \|\| – \|\| 0 \|\| – \|\| 0

Notes:
^a Advanced after winning swing off. Pujols 2, Peña 1, Mauer 0.

References

^ "Prince steals show from Pujols, captures Home Run Derby crown". Sportsillustrated. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ Caple, Christian (July 11, 2009). "Cruz willing to throw his hat into Derby". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ "Braun and Fielder added to all-star roster". McClatchy Tribune. Janesville Gazette. July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ Chastain, Bill (July 12, 2009). "Pena replaces Pedroia on AL squad". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-12. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Center, Bill (July 7, 2009). "Gonzalez gets Home Run Derby call". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ Christensen, Joe (July 11, 2009). "Mauer takes a spot in the Derby". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ Murphy, David (July 7, 2009). "Phillies slugger Howard to compete in Home Run Derby". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ Scott, Mike (July 10, 2009). "Inge to participate in Home Run Derby". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ Gold, Derrick (July 7, 2009). "Pujols, Howard will face off in Home Run Derby". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

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[1] "Prince steals show from Pujols, captures Home Run Derby crown". Sportsillustrated. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

[2] Caple, Christian (July 11, 2009). "Cruz willing to throw his hat into Derby". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[3] "Braun and Fielder added to all-star roster". McClatchy Tribune. Janesville Gazette. July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[4] Chastain, Bill (July 12, 2009). "Pena replaces Pedroia on AL squad". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-12. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Center, Bill (July 7, 2009). "Gonzalez gets Home Run Derby call". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[6] Christensen, Joe (July 11, 2009). "Mauer takes a spot in the Derby". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[7] Murphy, David (July 7, 2009). "Phillies slugger Howard to compete in Home Run Derby". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[8] Scott, Mike (July 10, 2009). "Inge to participate in Home Run Derby". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[9] Gold, Derrick (July 7, 2009). "Pujols, Howard will face off in Home Run Derby". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

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