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Tracking the top home run hitters leading up to the Home Run Derby on July 15 (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

RKPLAYERTEAMHR
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Chris DavisBAL24
2Miguel CabreraDET19
3Adam DunnCHW18
 Edwin EncarnacionTOR18
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1Carlos GonzalezCOL20
2Domonic BrownPHI19
3Carlos BeltranSTL16
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RKPLAYERTEAMAB/HR
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Chris DavisBAL10.6
2Adam DunnCHW12.7
3Nelson CruzTEX13.8
4David OrtizBOS14.1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Evan GattisATL11.6
2Bryce HarperWSH12.5
3Carlos GonzalezCOL13.4
4Domonic BrownPHI13.4

AB/HR = The number of at-bats per home run

RKPLAYERTEAM1 YR.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Miguel CabreraDET48
2Chris DavisBAL44
3Edwin EncarnacionTOR43
4Adrian BeltreTEX39
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Pedro AlvarezPIT33
2Adam LaRocheWSH31
 Ryan BraunMIL31
 Ike DavisNYM31

1 YR. = The number of home runs hit in one year from the current date

RKPLAYERTEAMDIST
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mike TroutLAA421.3
2Mark ReynoldsCLE418.6
3Mark TrumboLAA417.8
4Colby RasmusTOR411.5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL427.9
2Hunter PenceSF418.1
3Lucas DudaNYM410.5
4Marlon ByrdNYM409.1

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RKPLAYERTEAMSPEED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mark TrumboLAA108.8
2Adam JonesBAL108.7
3Albert PujolsLAA107.0
4Mark ReynoldsCLE106.8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL108.5
2Hunter PenceSF107.9
3John BuckNYM106.3
4Pedro AlvarezPIT105.8

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