Two-time champ Pete Alonso to participate in 2023 Home Run Derby
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets slugger Pete Alonso will take part within the All-Star Home Run Derby on July 10 in Seattle, trying to win for the third time.
“I’m stoked,” Alonso stated after hitting his twenty fifth homer Sunday night time in New York’s 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. “It’s a really fun event. The field is extremely talented and I think this is going to be a derby that a lot of people are going to remember for a long time.”
Alonso was chosen to his third All-Star group earlier within the day, and New York’s lone consultant on the National League squad will participate within the derby for the fourth time. He joins a discipline up to now that additionally consists of Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena, Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Seattle outfielder Julio Rodriguez.
Alonso gained the competitors in 2019 and 2021. Ken Griffey Jr. (1998-99) and Yoenis Cespedes (2013-14) are the one different back-to-back champions within the historical past of the occasion, which started in 1985.
The 2020 version was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In his rookie season, Alonso edged Guerrero 23-22 within the ultimate spherical with simply seconds to spare to assert a $1 million prize.
Two years later, Alonso hit 74 homers at Coors Field in Colorado and gained the derby by edging Trey Mancini within the finals.
Last yr at Dodger Stadium, Alonso topped Atlanta star Ronald Acuna Jr. within the first spherical earlier than dropping 31-23 to Rodriguez within the semifinals.
Alonso is hitting .221 with 25 homers and 58 RBIs in 76 video games this season. He missed 10 video games with a bruised left wrist however made a speedy return from the damage.
“I thought that the derby wasn’t necessarily the biggest priority when I was coming back from the wrist,” Alonso stated. “It was trying to come back and be as productive as I can for my team. If I’m able to play a game, I’m definitely going to be able to take batting practice. So for me the biggest concern was getting back to the team. The derby for me is a happy bonus.”
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