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PHOTOS: Home Run Derby Brings Baseball Fans To Miami

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Katie Lepri Cohen

Published July 10, 2017 at 11:09 PM EDT

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Bryn and Belkis Quirch sit with their daughter Delilah during the Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on July 10, 2017.

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Christian Miranda stands in front of the Old Dominion Freight Line, where people could guess how many baseballs it would take to fill up a trailer, during the Home Run Derby at Marlins Park.

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Yessica Rijo sports her Red Sox jersey as she stands next to her husband J.R. Rijo, a New York Yankees fan, before the Home Run Derby at Marlins Park.

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Julio Moreno poses with his son Julian Moreno, 4, outside of Marlins Park before the Home Run Derby on July 10, 2017.

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Chris Hickman, Keith Hickman, Ro Bailey and Brian Vandanbraak (left to right) sit outside Marlins Park before the Home Run Derby starts.

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Barry Rooks wears his own baseball jersey to the MLB Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on July 10, 2017.

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A man wearing a Houston Astros shirt waits to cross the street toward Marlins Park before the Home Run Derby on July 10, 2017.

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Boys parade around Marlins Park with a sign "Don't Judge Me" with a net on top before the Home Run Derby on July 10, 2017.

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Gina Saloman speed walks toward the stadium minutes with just minutes to spare before the MLB Home Run Derby starts at Marlins Park on July 10, 2017.

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A man wears José Fernández' Miami Marlins jersey on the night of the Home Run Derby at Marlins Park. The team retired No. 16 after Fernández died in a boating accident in September. ";s

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David Alvarez, from Miami, practices his pitch outside Marlins Park before the Home Run Derby on July 10, 2017.

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Michael Portnoy (left) and Juan Aragon stand outside Marlins Park for the MLB Home Run Derby on July 10, 2017.

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Patrick Rogers, from Miami's Little Havana, plays "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" on his trumpet outside Marlins Park before the MLB Home Run Derby on July 10, 2017.

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Rebecca Hurd stands with her two sons Maxwell (left) and Evan (center) hoping for buy tickets last minute for the MLB Home Run Derby.

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Maggie Moran (left) and Mia Rossi traveled from Philadelphia to Miami for the Home Run Derby during MLB All-Star Week.

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Elay Rodriguez snaps a picture of the baseballs inside the truck wearing a Miami Marlins No. 55 Josh Johnson jersey at the Home Run Derby.

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Belle Celli and Kevin Nasca traveled from Dallas to the All-Star Home Run Derby at Marlins Park to root for New York Yankees' outfielder Aaron Judge.

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The All-Star Home Run Derby began 8 p.m. Monday night at Marlins Park in Miami. Baseball fans from across the country, from Boston to Philadelphia, Houston and Orlando, came to witness sluggers step up to the plate to compete in the derby.

Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was last year's champion. This year, he faced New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, and Dodgers' Cody Bellenger.

Click on the photo gallery above to see some of the fans in full regalia to support their favorite teams.