Rooker, Athletics and Home Run Derby
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The Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez is not in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby field, which prompted outrage from baseball fans on social media.
The Athletics' Brent Rooker will be one of eight batters looking to win the home run derby ahead of Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta.
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.
Former Rochester Red Wings players Byron Buxton and James Wood have been selected to participate in Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby. Buxton, who plays for the Minnesota Twins, and Wood, who is with the Washington Nationals,