Matchup:

Unsurprisingly, both No. 1-seed Barry Bonds and No. 2-seed Dustin Pedroia cruised through the first two rounds. Bonds beat Dan Severn and Jason Kipnis with about 90 percent of the vote and Pedroia took care of Don Wakamatsu with 94 percent and got past Hall of Famer Curley Culp with 73 percent of the vote.

Notables:

Bonds (from first-round article): Baseball’s home run king played 22 season in MLB but his use of steroids has led many to question his records and kept him out of the Hall of Fame. Regardless, Bonds is one of the greatest hitters in baseball history and won seven MVP Awards with the Pirates and Giants. In three season at ASU, Bonds helped lead ASU to two College World Series appearances and hit 45 home runs.

Pedroia (from first-round article): For the Boston Red Sox, the 5-foot-9 second baseman they call the “Laser Show” took home the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007. He then became one of the shortest MVPs of all time the next year winning the 2008 AL MVP. According to Baseball reference, Pedroia is 16th in WAR (Wins Above Replacement) of all active players with 52.3.

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