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Tuesday, July 12 2005 @ 09:19 AM CDT
Bobby Abreu wenting nuts last night in Detroit. The Philadelphia Phillies right fielder won the Home Run Derby with a record-setting performance Monday night, hitting an astounding 24 homers in his first turn at bat before outslugging hometown favorite Ivan Rodriguez in the finals.
“This is something amazing,” Abreu said. “I don’t know if I can sleep tonight.”
He also smashed the mark for total homers with 41, besting Miguel Tejada’s 2004 total of 27 by the second round. Abreu hit 11 in the finals, another derby record, to Rodriguez’s five in an event that lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes.
“I’m tired,” he said. “This is a beautiful night.”
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