This field is set to Home Run Derby. Yankees Second Baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Become the final player tonight in the eight-player competition. The derby will be held Monday night at Truist Park in Atlanta. group:
Raleigh Salvador Perez The catcher’s 48 home runs record. Raleigh is likely to be the first defender in league history to hit a 50-year-old. Wood, Caminello and Buxton all reached 20 Home marks, while Ruke had only one.
Chisholm still has 17 long balls despite a month of injury, and Acuña has connected 11 since she returned from the ACL torn in late May. With 16 home runs in 82 games, Cruz arguably has more raw power than anyone else. His 122.9 mph home run in Milwaukee Logan Henderson May has been the toughest ball to be hit since Statcast began tracking a decade ago. Cruz accounts for five of the top seven export speeds in Major League Baseball (MLB) this season.
Acuña will play in his homeland for the third time. The other seven contestants are making their debut. Last year’s champion, Teoscar Hernándezelected not to participate because he did not want to spend weeks on the injury list in May (linked via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register) on the injury list. Buxton is a Georgia native who will play in his hometown. Raleigh, Caminero and Acuña will be in the starting lineup for the All-Star Game the next night. Wood, Ruke, Chisselm and Buxton put the All-Stars as reserves.
