Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig didn’t hit any home runs at baseball’s annual Home Run Derby last night, but his bat had an impact.
All 10 participants in the derby teamed up to raise money for charity. With 82 total home runs hit during the competition (including 11 “FlexBall” home runs worth $10,000 each), Gillette and Major League Baseball combined to raise $465,000 to charity, according to the league.
Per an MLB release, the funds will be distributed as follows:
- $50,000 to Yoenis Cespedes’ charity of choice for winning the competition
- $95,000 to Minneapolis Boys & Girls Club programs and MLB “Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities” (RBI) program
- $20,000 to the charities of choice for each of Cespedes’ Derby teammates
- $25,000 to NL Captain Troy Tulowitzki’s charity of choice
- $25,000 to AL Captain Jose Bautista’s charity of choice
- $8,000 to the charities of choice for each of the NL participants
- The balance of the funds raised will be split between RBI & Boys & Girls Clubs of America
A Dodgers spokesperson said that Puig hasn’t chosen his charity yet.