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The field for the upcoming 2025 Home Run Derby was finalized on Thursday when Major League Baseball announced that New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. would be the eighth and final contestant.
The Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez is not in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby field, which prompted outrage from baseball fans on social media.
Recently fired Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is bidding farewell to his former team by buying beers for fans on Monday night.
The Home Run Derby field is set. Here's a look at the odds and which sluggers stand the best chance of winning.
The format worked wonders in 2024 as Teoscar Hernandez out-dueled Bobby Witt Jr. in the final round. Notably, Bryce Harper in 2018 was the last player to win a Home Run Derby in his home stadium. We'll see if Acuna can end that streak.
Atlanta's own Ronald Acuña Jr. will represent the Braves and look to take home the chain in front of a home crowd. Though Acuña didn't make his season debut until late May, he's been on fire since returning to the field and is now up to 11 home runs, 20 RBI and a .336 batting average in 41 games.
The most-awaited event of MLB's All-Star Week, the Home Run Derby will take place at Truist Field, home of the Atlanta Braves, in 2025.
Will MLB Invite This Yankee to Join the HR Derby? He Would Say Yes originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Jazz Chisholm Jr. might have a busier All-Star weekend in Atlanta than he expected. He told reporters yesterday that he would be up for competing in the Home Run Derby, given that the league extends him the invitation.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is one of the participants in the MLB Home Run Derby, but his status is now in doubt.