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		<title>Prince Fielder Litters Kauffman Stadium With Baseballs, Wins 2012 Home Run Derby</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prince Fielder was the last American League player added to the 2012 Home Run Derby, but was also the last one standing in the end. In doing so, he&#8217;s the second player to win the contest twice (Ken Griffey Jr.) and the first to win in both leagues after winning in 2009 while with the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fieldpr01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Prince Fielder</a></strong> was the last American League player added to the 2012 Home Run Derby, but was also the last one standing in the end.</p>
<div id="attachment_14074" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 226px"><a href="http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2012/07/6371956.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-14074" title="MLB: Home Run Derby" src="http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2012/07/6371956-216x300.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Prince Fielder. Credit: Scott Rovak/USA TODAY Sports via US PRESSWIRE</p></div>
<p>In doing so, he&#8217;s the second player to win the contest twice (<strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=griffke02,griffke01&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Ken Griffey</a></strong> Jr.) and the first to win in both leagues after winning in 2009 while with the Milwaukee Brewers.</p>
<p>He got on a roll in the final round, blasting eight homers with just one out and finishing with a 12-homer round and beating out <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=bautijo02,bautis005jos,bautijo01&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Jose Bautista</a></strong>. Fielder hit a total of 39 homers inside Kauffman Stadium and landed a few in the fountains. His longest homer was estimated at 476 feet, one of the longest shots in the stadium&#8217;s history.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trumbma01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Mark Trumbo</a></strong> also stood out with massive power all night, including a shot that landed on the Royals Hall of Fame. Trumbo nearly made it to the finals, but after tying Bautista, lost a &#8220;swing off&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canoro01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Robinson Cano</a></strong>, who was met with a chorus of boos from the Kansas City crowd after <a title="A Quick Kansas City Perspective on Booing Robinson  Cano" href="http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/07/09/a-quick-kansas-city-perspective-on-booing-robinson-cano/">snubbing Billy Butler</a> (after saying he&#8217;d choose a Royal for the squad) finished with zero home runs in the first round after winning last year&#8217;s derby.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltrca01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Carlos Beltran</a></strong> was the only National Leaguer to survive the first round. The former Royal still hit 12 homers in the second round, but Trumbo, Bautista and Fielder all surpassed his count.</p>
<p>In the end, both sides ended up accumulating a good chunk of change to charity. Homers hit with the &#8220;golden ball&#8221; contributed $18,000 to charity and State Farm donated $3,000 for each non-gold homer. It added up to $615,000.</p>
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