Aaron Judge wins 2017 Home Run Derby

Aaron Judge put on a clinic in Monday night's Home Run Derby and social media showered him with praise.USA TODAY Sports

(Photo: Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports)MIAMI – The highly anticipated matchup of the game’s two most fearsome power hitters never materialized, but Aaron Judge still ruled supreme at the All-Star Home Run Derby.

The major league home run leader at the All-Star break with 30 never got to face off against defending champion Giancarlo Stanton, who was eliminated in the opening round.

But Judge more than lived up to his end of the bargain, hitting a total of 47 homers in the competition – including four of them over 500 feet.

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