Home Run Derby guide

With no major or minor league games scheduled for Monday, the Home Run Derby is the soup du jour if you want to watch professional baseball players in action, and the sheer power on display from some of the game’s big thumpers can be breathtaking. So never mind that it’s just glorified batting practice; as we take a brief break from mulling over first half reviews, second half previews and trade deadline scenarios, we offer this handy cheat sheet for the Derby, which takes place tonight at 8 pm ET in Kansas City.

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