Fielder Wins 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby

By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2009 TexSport Publications

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (July 13, 2009) The finals of the State Farm Home Run Derby found Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers facing off against Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The home run totals were reset and both batters had to accumulate the most home runs in the final to be crowned the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby Champion.

Cruz lead off and looked to be trying to muscle the ball a bit more than he did in the first two rounds. He hit five home runs.

Fielder batted second and looked, in his warmup swings, as if he meant business.
On his seventh out, he hit his sixth home run to win the title.

Both players shook hands and congratulated each other on their performances.

As a results of the Home Run Derby, State Farm Insurance donated $665,000 to the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of America.