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WATCH: Rockies’ Elias Diaz hits two-run home run at MLB All-Star Game

  • National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), hits...

    National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), hits a two run home run in the eighth inning during the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

  • National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), hits...

    National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), hits a two run home run in the eighth inning during the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

  • National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), rounds...

    National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), rounds first base on his two run home run in the eighth inning during the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

  • National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), reacts...

    National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), reacts in front of American League catcher Adley Rutschman, of the Baltimore Orioles, as he rounds the bases on his two run home run in the eighth inning during the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

  • Fans reach for a two run home run ball by...

    Fans reach for a two run home run ball by National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), in the eighth inning during the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

  • National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), celebrates...

    National League's Elias Díaz, of the Colorado Rockies (35), celebrates his two run home run with Nick Castellanos (8), of the Philadelphia Phillies, in the eighth inning during the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Joe Nguyen of The Denver Post
By | jnguyen@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Elias Diaz isn’t going to forget his first trip to the All-Star Game any time soon.

The Rockies catcher smashed a two-run, 360-foot home run in the top of the eighth inning Tuesday to give the National League a 3-2 lead in the midsummer classic.

Facing a 2-2 count against Orioles closer Felix Bautista, Diaz connected on a shot that sailed just past the left-field fence, driving in Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos.

The NL would hold on to win, 3-2, with Diaz being named the game’s MVP award. It’s the first time a Rockies player has received the honor.

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