Congratulations to Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins for winning the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. In the final round, Morneau out-homered Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers 5-3 to win the contest.
Runner-up Josh Hamilton stole the show by hitting a record-setting 28 home runs in the first round. [...]

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Congratulations to Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, and Joe Nathan for being named to the 2008 American League All Star team. The All Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 15th at Yankee Stadium.
Joe Mauer was the leading vote getter among American League catchers, therefore earning the role as the AL’s starting catcher. [...]

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Two weeks ago, we offered Boston Red Sox slugger David Oritz the option to join Major League Wiffleball. Yesterday, on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd, host Colin Cowherd suggested that Prince Fielder should quit baseball and join a wiffleball league. Well, we at Major League Wiffleball would be glad to offer [...]

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David Ortiz is off to a slow start in 2008. No, it’s not bad enough to be traded to the Minnesota Twins. This photo is from 2002. Ortiz played for the Twins before he became a hero in Boston.
Ortiz wasn’t much of a power hitter in Minnesota, and he hasn’t been [...]

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