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Here's 11-year-old Bryce Harper after winning a home run derby in Cooperstown

Photo: 11-year-old Bryce Harper wins home run derby

Earlier this month Baseball America co-editor-in-chief John Manuel shared an image of a sheet of paper that he was clearing out of his archives. That paper displayed the results of a youth home run derby that took place in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2004.

The winner was a kid named Bryce Harper:

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That's Lou Presutti of Cooperstown Dreams Park presenting Harper with his trophy after the event. Just 11 years later, Harper has 41 homers on the season and is in line to win the NL batting title with an average of .336.

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