Giancarlo Stanton beats Frazier in All-Star Home Run Derby
SAN DIEGO — Giancarlo Stanton wore out Petco Park with a record display of power in the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night, peppering every landmark from the left field corner to centre field.
Stanton hit 20 homers in the final round to best defending champion Todd Frazier of the Chicago White Sox.
Overall, the Miami Marlins slugger hit a record 61, shattering the single-night mark of 41 by Bobby Abreu in 2005.
Stanton’s impressive shots hit the top level of the Western Metal Supply Co. Building in the left-field corner and the top of the batter’s eye in centre field. He sent several balls just below the giant scoreboard high atop the left-field stands and several over the bullpens in left-centre.