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Cincinnati Reds slugger Frazier wins Home Run Derby

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Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds bats during the Home Run Derby at the Great American Ballpark on July 13, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati (AFP) - Cincinnati Reds slugger Todd Frazier defeated Los Angeles Dodgers centerfielder Joc Pederson 15-14 in the final Monday to win the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby.

Taking batting practice-style pitches from his brother Charlie, the Reds' third baseman blasted the deciding homer over the left-field fence in the annual showdown of sluggers.

Cheers erupted from the crowd of home supporters at the Great American Ballpark as Frazier became the first hometown player to win the homer contest in a quarter century.