On July 13, Todd Frazier was the toast of the Queen City, winning the Home Run Derby in front of his home crowd. The Todd Father raised his trophy over his head in triumph after defeating Joc Pederson with a walk-off blast. A standing ovation occurred as the 35,000-plus in attendance rose to their feet, crowning not only the derby king, but the new face of the Cincinnati Reds franchise.
Four weeks later and the crowd is silent, home runs are not leaving the park and Frazier’s bat seems to have never returned from the All-Star break.