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The king on of the Home Run Derby turned out to be a prince — Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers. In the final round of the competition, Fielder was able to out-slug Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers. Both Pujols and Howard were eliminated in earlier rounds.

Fielder hitting the ball hard is nothing new. On the season, he is hitting .315 with 22 homers and 78 RBIs. In 2007, he hit a career-high 50 home runs. At 25, Fielder is considered one of the best power hitters in all of Major League Baseball.

The longest blast of the night was a 503-foot bomb Fielder hit deep into the bleachers. After hitting 11 homers in the first round, Fielder beat Cruz 6-5 in the Home Run Derby Finals.

Prince Fielder Home Run Derby King (Image: Newscom)

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Prince Fielder Home Run Derby King

1. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
The production the Yankees have got recently from Teixeira makes the franchise look smart for sign him to that mega contract in the offseason. In the last month, he has 25 RBIs, 20 runs and nine homers.

2. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Even though he’s dealt a few nagging injuries as of alte, Pujols remains a monster. There’s no other hitter that pitchers more.

3. Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
Fielder’s 27 RBIs and on-base percentage of .427 in the last month is extremely impressive. On the season, he’s batting a career-high .302.

4. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
Over the last month, Howard has struggled a bit in terms of his batting average and getting on base. But when he connects, he connects. He has ten homers in the last 30 days.

5. Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay Rays
After getting off to a fast start, Pena started to cool off a little bit. But he’s not heating back up. His 21 homers lead the American League.

Carlos Pena - Tampa Bay Rays (Image: Zuma Press)

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Hot Fantasy Baseball First Basemen

On August 2, 2007 Brewers manager Ned Yost, catcher Johnny Estrada, and infielder Tony Graffanino got physical in the dugout.

The question is, who will carry the torch? Who can the Brewers count on to continue wear the Dugout Crankypants in early August 2009?

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