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The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
SEATTLE — When it comes to the Home Run Derby, I’ve always been a big fan of watching and covering them, especially when MLB wised up and began to use juiced baseballs to ramp up the action. I’ll throw an “allegedly” in there, but I believe it (and support it) wholeheartedly. Who didn’t get amped watching Giancarlo Stanton skyrocketing balls at Petco Park in 2016, or the epic battle between Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Joc Pederson in Cleveland two years ago, which young Vlad won 40-39? By virtue of my job, I’ve had the good fortune to witness about 15 Derbies up close and personal as part of my news…