This is an on-going list of 2012's slowest and quickest tater trots. To see daily updates about each and every home run, visit the Tater Trot Tracker at Baseball Prospectus. You can also follow the Tater Trot Tracker on Twitter at @TaterTrotTrkr.

Leaderboard Updated On: May 13, 2012
Most Recent Post: May 13

Slowest Trot

1. Matt Joyce - May 9, 29.38* secs.
   *Injured during trot
2. Chipper Jones - May 2, 28.97
3. David Ortiz - April 24, 28.09
4. Hanley Ramirez - April 18, 27.67
5. David Ortiz - May 7, 27.48
6. Kendrys Morales - May 13, 27.32
7. Bryan LaHair - April 13, 27.16
8. Carlos Ruiz - May 2, 27.13
9. Jonny Gomes - April 11, 27.07
10. Alex Rodriguez - May 7, 27.05

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Here is a list of the slowest and quickest trots from the 2011 season. Due to unforeseen issues throughout the season, roughly 75% of the season's trots were watched and timed in order to compile this list. It is possible that slower or quicker trots were recorded during the remaining 25% of games. Apologies for the missing data.

Slowest Trot

1. Victor Martinez - September 7, 29.91 secs.
2. David Ortiz - June 12, 29.66
3. David Ortiz - July 27, 29.35
4. Russell Branyan - August 11, 29.15
5. Pat Burrell - April 11, 29.03
6. Tim Hudson - June 20, 28.99
7. David Ortiz - April 2, 28.97
8. Wilson Ramos - June 5, 28.94
9. David Ortiz - May 25, 28.9
10. Paul Konerko - August 7, 28.88

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Here is a list of the slowest and quickest trots from the 2010 season. 100% of the season's trots were watched and timed in order to compile this list. From David Ortiz and Luke Scott to Adam Rosales and Chris Heisey, it was a pretty tremendous tater trot tracking season!
 
Slowest Trot

1. Luke Scott - June 30, 35.76* secs.
   * Injured during trot
2. Luis Hernandez - 33.08*
   * Injured foot on previous pitch
3. David Ortiz - May 24, 30.59 secs.
4. David Ortiz - May 17, 29.81
5. David Ortiz - May 14 (#2), 29.42
6. David Ortiz - June 29, 29.31
7. Alex Gonzalez - Apr. 21, 29.28
8. David Ortiz - May 14 (#1), 29.07
9. David Ortiz - September 28, 28.99
10. David Ortiz - May 1 (#2), 28.95

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A light day for home runs - in the majors at least. The minors were a different story. Monday did have good news in one form, though. It was the day Major League Baseball welcomed Adam Rosales back to the field. There will be more on that in a minute.

For now, let's get to the trots!

Home Run of the Day: Adam Rosales, Oakland Athletics - 19.16 seconds [video]
It didn't take long for me to find my favorite trotter last year. The A's Adam Rosales isn't the biggest of home run hitters, but, when he does hit one, it's nothing but fun. In 2010, the only home run trots clocked in under 16.5 seconds were inside-the-park home runs (17 of them) - and five Adam Rosales trots. That's right, Rosales was on par with inside-the-park hitters five times. Of his seven home runs, the only two that weren't under 16.5 seconds were the two non-solo home runs he hit. More than anyone else, Rosales hauls around the bases at the moment of contact on all home runs.

It was sad, then, when he went down for the season last August. That meant no more tater trots. Monday was his first day back in the big leagues and, in his second at-bat, he went yard. The trot was a bit slow - partly due to Rosales himself, but mostly due to the runner on base who just didn't seem to know a sprinter was behind him. Monday's trot may not have been quite as fast as we're used to from Rosales, but I'm glad to have him back.

For the rest of today's trots (including trot times for all home runs), head over to Baseball Prospectus.

I usually do my best to keep abreast of the day's goings on in the baseball world (through Twitter and whatnot) so that I don't accidentally miss something home run-related when I watch through the videos. There are times, though, when I don't get a chance to do that and, as such, go into the home run videos pretty blind only to discover some pretty interesting things happened. Sunday was a day like that.

Let's get to those trots.

Home Run of the Day: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals - 24.26 seconds* [video]
I could get away with not giving the Home Run of the Day to Pujols' walkoff yesterday because of the terrific play by Torii Hunter in the Yankees/Angels game. There is no valid excuse to skip over Pujols today, when he hit a walkoff home run for the second night in a row. I can only imagine how excited Cardinals fans are by the back-to-back walkoffs. You don't have to imagine how excited Pujols is, though - you can see it in his trots. Just watch Saturday's walkoff trot and then Sunday's trot. That's excitement right there.

Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley also had a big game, hitting a home run, a double, and earning a run-scoring walk in Cincinnati. Almost any other day that would be enough for Home Run of the Day, but it pales in comparison to Pujols today.

For the rest of today's trots (including trot times for all home runs and one of the most blatant cases of intentional showboating I've yet seen), head over to Baseball Prospectus.

Family issues kept me from posting Monday's trots yesterday. There were 46 hit that day - the biggest day of the year, I believe - but I still had to go back and time then. The times are included below. Tuesday's home run haul was a little smaller, but it was still a pretty good day for taters.

Let's get to those trots!

Home Run of the Day: Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers - 23.46 seconds [video]
This home run is from Monday, but I can't let it slip by. Watch the video. Now that is a home run. I'm pretty sure he just hit it out of Tropicana and all the way to Tampa. Pretty darn impressive.

For the rest of today's trots (including trot times for all home runs), head over to Baseball Prospectus.

I know everyone is anxious to get out to their grills for some hot dogs and beer, so I won't keep you waiting.

Let's get to the trots!

Home Run of the Day: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox - 24.45 seconds [video]
For only the fourth time in his career, David Ortiz hit a pinch-hit home run. Also for only the fourth time in his career, David Ortiz trotted out a 24-second trot.

I kid, I kid. Papi busts out a quick trot every now and then, and it's nice to see it come on Sunday, after a late-inning, go-ahead, pinch-hit bomb. Very appropriate.

Houston starter J.A. Happ hit his first career home run on Sunday, coming in at a league-average 22.06 seconds. The Astros would win the game 4-2. The home run hit by Jay Bruce was not measurable. Being the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game, the Cardinals/Braves game had only one video feed, and that feed chose not to show Bruce touching home plate. What a shame.

For the rest of today's trots (including trot times for all home runs), head over to Baseball Prospectus.