San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner is no stranger to participating in All-Star weekend. The 27-year-old has made the National League All-Star in each of the past three seasons. This year, however, Bumgarner has his sights set a little higher. Instead of just participating in the All-Star game, Bumgarner also wants to be in the Home Run Derby ... and not as a batting practice pitcher. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Prior to Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Bumgarner told ESPN's Buster Olney that would like to be in the Home Run Derby this season. Bumgarner wants to be in Home Run Derby https://t.co/Y4OzG4HH3C Check out where he's launching the ball to in batting practice in St. Louis. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) June 6, 2016 The video of Bumgarner blasting home runs prior to the game can be seen here. If you watch the video, it's tough not to come away impressed. Bumgarner belts one ball into "Big Mac Land," which is pretty much the second deck at Busch Stadium. He then proceeds to hit one in the third deck in the same area. That's an area most full-time hitters fail to reach. While the prospect of a pitcher participating in the...
Madison Bumgarner would like to be in the Home Run Derby
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