By Ben Wyatt

After I had won the tickets to the Home Run Derby, I couldn’t wait to go. My friend David and his family also went, so we tailgated with them. We got into the stadium just in time to see the national league batting practice. Then one of the KC Crew girls gave us tattoos. It was also really funny because almost every major league mascot came and stood on the dugouts pushing each other around.

When we finally got to our seats, the derby started off really good. Jose Bautista hit 11 homers in the first round. My pick to win, Matt Kemp, didn’t do so good though. The best part was when almost everyone in the stadium booed Robinson Cano. It made him mess up so he didn’t hit any homers. After the second round, Mark Trumbo and Jose Bautista had a swing-off. It was really cool to watch, even though Mark Trumbo didn’t advance on.

The final round was the craziest. Prince Fielder was on fire and he tied the record for homers in the final round with 12! It was awesome! Jose Bautista couldn’t even catch up to him. After Prince clinched the win, we started to leave. My dad and I had lots of pictures too. That day was one of the best days of my life.