While this week's Home Run Derby performance catapulted Todd Frazier to the center of the sports world, the 29-year-old's baseball talents have been well-known around the Garden State for nearly two decades.
Here five things to know about the New Jersey native as he makes his first All-Star Game start tonight in Cincinnati...
Oakland's Yoenis Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star home run derby in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati's Todd Frazier by a whopping 9-1 in the final round Monday night.
Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning in his final All-Star appearance, Jose Bautista, J.J. Hardy and Jason Kipnis drove in runs to back a night of pulsating pitching, and the American League beat the National League 3-0 Tuesday night to stop a three-year losing streak.
If you haven't seen this piece yet, you will get a laugh out of it. NY Mets young phenom pitcher appeared on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show and went out and interviewed New Yorkers about, well, Matt Harvey.