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.

Hello to the last Friday before the MLB All-Star break. As the late, great Mel Allen would say, "How about that!?" It really doesn't seem too long ago that the Cubs and Dodgers were kicking things off in the middle of March in Japan and now two teams have played 95 games this season.

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,

After learning Tuesday night he had been added to the American League All-Star team, Rays third baseman Junior Caminero didn’t have anything to say about whether he’d take part in the Home Run Derby.