For many of you reading this, the MLB Home Run Derby has been a staple of All-Star weekend. Growing up, I remember sluggers such as Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa smashing home runs with reckless abandon in the event, but as a fan of the Minnesota Twins, there didn’t seem to be too much to get excited about locally.
The Twins’ best player was Kirby Puckett and while he would go on to have a Hall of Fame career, he would only hit 30+ home runs once (31 in 1986) and never take part in a Home Run Derby.