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Jordan Walker silences Phillies fans to become first Cardinals player ever to win Home Run Derby

Jordan Walker walked into Citizens Bank Park with just 49 career home runs. He walked out as the first St. Louis Cardinals player ever to win the MLB Home Run Derby.The 24-year-old slugger delivered a performance that Cardinals fans won't soon forget Monday night, surviving two rounds before defeating hometown favorite Kyle Schwarber in front of a roaring Philadelphia crowd. Every time Walker stepped to the plate in the championship round, thousands of Phillies fans showered him with boos, hoping to will Schwarber to victory.Instead, Walker embraced the hostile atmosphere, launched one towering home run after another and made franchise history. The victory also made Walker the second-youngest Home Run Derby champion in MLB history, trailing only Juan Gonzalez, who won the event at age 23 i
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