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Aaron Judge won the T-Mobile Home Run Derby last night at Marlins Park, and the announced crowd of 37,027 was often loud and lively. However, the event did not sell out. Title sponsor T-Mobile received more than 100,000 entries to its bracket challenge contest for the event, a 25% spike from the debut edition last year. The contest carries a top prize of four tickets to this year's World Series, plus a $500 MasterCard gift card (
Eric Fisher, Staff Writer). Meanwhile, an electrical storm "settled over downtown Miami about halfway through" the Derby. The "lightning alone would have caused a delay" if Marlins Park did not have a roof, and "heavy rain might even have sent some viewers to bed" (
PALM BEACH POST, 7/11).
The Derby was an early topic of conversation on NBC’s “Today” show, with host Matt Lauer noting Judge “put on a show last night in Miami” by hitting 47 home runs, “including four blasts that went more than 500 feet.” Lauer: “He is the first rookie to win it.” NBC’s Savannah Guthrie: “Way to hit it out of the park, as they say” (“Today,” NBC, 7/11).
Tickets for tonight’s MLB All-Star Game remain available at the league’s official website allstargame.com, though secondary market pricing has rebounded somewhat. Low-end get-in pricing is now around $175, up from $141 late Sunday (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer).
