Pace High School alumni Chris Marrero from the Pawtucket Boston Red Sox organization won the 2016 Home Run Derby title during the Triple All-Star Game last month at the BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Marrero, who graduated from Pace in 2006, swatted 18 homers in three minutes during the finals to beat Kyle Jensen of the Reno Aces of the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
In the final round, Marrero clobbered the ball over the left-field fence on seven straight swings. Each round was four minutes but he passed Jensen’s total with almost one minute to spare.
Marrero also earned MVP honors in the league’s 4-2 victory over the Pacific Coast League at the Triple A All-Star game.
Marrero was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 amateur draft and spent most of the season with the GCL Nationals, the team’s affiliate in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League.
In the minor leagues, he also played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.