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Yardbarker on MSNAthletics slugger has surprising assessment of Yankees' Aaron JudgeAthletics slugger Brent Rooker suggested that some may not fully appreciate how special Aaron Judge has been over the past few seasons when healthy.
Raleigh and Athletics star Brent Rooker both hit 17 home runs in the first round at Truist Park. Both had hit their longest home run at 471 feet. Rather than a swing-off to break the tie, MLB turned to the microscope, finding that Raleigh's homer traveled 470.62 feet, compared to Rooker's 470.54 feet.
MLB All-Star Game history was made with the first tiebreaking swing-off and the NL winning after blowing a 6-0 lead.
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SB Nation on MSNNational League takes the ASG in ‘Swing-off’It looked like Rook might be the AL’s hero, but Kyle Schwarber homered on all three of his swings to give the National League the win 4-3 in the swing off and the All-Star Game victory. More from athleticsnation.com: