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Braun's lone appearance in the Home Run Derby came in 2008 at Yankee Stadium. He said he avoided the 2012 contest because it was too much of a pressurized environment.
He ticked off the reasons why not to swing before the game. The setting is unfamiliar, there's no batting cage, cameras are stationed all over the field and a packed house has its eyes fixed on in anticipation you'll muscle up on a practice cut.
Braun had said the home run hitting contest was just about as nervous as he'd ever been on a baseball diamond.
At ease in the All-Star game, Braun was at his best.
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