PHILADELPHIA -- Bobby Abreu made his second consecutive National League All-Star team in 2005, but he still seemed to be flying under the radar in the baseball world.

It was hard to understand, even then. Just look at Abreu¡¯s career slash line from 1999 to 2004: .305/.412/.517.

But Abreu took center stage in the 2005 Home Run Derby at Comerica Park in Detroit. He hit a single-round-record 24 home runs in the first round, six homers in the second round and 11 in the final round to beat Iv¨¢n Rodr¨ªguez in the finals and win the event.

Fans got a chance to watch Abreu's big win Monday night when the 2005 Derby streamed live on MLB¡¯s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels, and now they can take in the action again and again.

¡°It¡¯s something amazing for me,¡± Abreu said that night. ¡°I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ll be able to sleep.

¡°I was feeling great. I couldn¡¯t believe what I was doing. Good rhythm. I was so excited. I just wanted to hit more and more. It was tough to believe.¡±

Baseball used an international format that night, with eight hitters representing eight countries: Abreu (Venezuela), Rodr¨ªguez (Puerto Rico), David Ortiz (Dominican Republic), Carlos Lee (Panama), Andruw Jones (Curacao), Hee-Seop Choi (South Korea), Jason Bay (Canada) and Mark Teixeira (United States).

¡°Philly can say they¡¯ve got a champion now,¡± teammate Jimmy Rollins said with a smile. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear any more excuses. They¡¯ve got a champ.¡±