Four of baseball's top sluggers — Tuffy Rhodes of the Orix Buffaloes, Tomoaki Kanemoto of the Hanshin Tigers, G.G. Sato from the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants outfielder Alex Ramirez — competed in a home run derby before the first game of Nippon Professional Baseball's All-Star Series on Thursday.
When the dust settled, Kyocera Dome was the only thing left standing.
Despite the quartet's 93 combined homers this season, only six balls left the field as Rhodes and Seibu's G.G. Sato shared the title of Home Run King during the All-Star festivities in Osaka.
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