Raleigh, the current MLB home run leader, showcased his power from both sides of the plate as a switch-hitter. He started the Derby batting right-handed, then switched to the left side after Round 1. Across all three rounds, he crushed 53 total home runs, including 18 in the final to defeat Rays phenom Junior Caminero, who managed 15.

The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an inch over the Athletics' Brent Rooker, then won his semifinal 19-13 over Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz,