The Home Run Derby is an event held prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs. The event is currently sponsored by State Farm Insurance.
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Famous quotes containing the words home run, home and/or run:
“Jen: All the other boys fall over themselves and never even get to first base.
Cory: Did you ever think, Jen, that I might not want to get to first base?
Jen: Of course not. You’re out to make a home run.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)
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Will be dry and dead, home of the scorpion.”
—Gary Snyder (b. 1930)
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—Chinese proverb.