Matt Kemp might be the best player in baseball... but certainly not in the Home Run Derby.
For the second straight year, Kemp recorded nine straight outs before finally put one over the wall. Last year he had two, this year he had one.
With a total of three dingers in two years, I think it's time for Kemp to officially Mike Piazza the Derby.
Piazza, if you recall, also participated in the Derby two consecutive years during his Dodgers' tenure, and was miserable. So bad, in fact, that he literally hit zero home runs. That's right - 20 swings, 0 homers. Thankfully he tapped out after that and chose to become an announcer for it instead.
Kemp wasn't THAT bad, but make no mistake about it, it's time for him to move on from this competition and enjoy the scenery with the other players. He'll have many more years of being an All-Star, so I'm sure the temptation will be there. Hopefully it's one that he can overcome and avoid!
We love ya, Matty, but let's call it quits at this point! Get your homers during the season instead.
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