Jazz Chisholm Jr. will join Home Run Derby
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. said he had a few fashion-forward fits in mind for the All-Star Red Carpet Show, promising his entrance would be memorable. It appears the Yankees infielder is planning to put on a show of a different kind,
With the MLB All-Star festivities kicking off on July 14th, Jazz Chisholm is among the participants in the Home Run Derby.
The final participant in this year's Home Run Derby was announced Thursday evening, and the New York Yankees will officially have a player partaking in the event. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was revealed Thursday night as the eighth participant in the derby,
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.
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Acuña helped lead the Braves to a 9-2 win against the Athletics — just their third victory in 13 games — a day after an embarrassing 10-1 series-opening loss. The Braves hit a season-high five homers, with others from Drake Baldwin, Austin Riley and Marcell Ozuna, who hit his first in 22 games, since June 13.
Fittingly, it was none other than Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. who was named as the first entrant into the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, as he’ll be swinging for the fences in front of his home fans when Truist Park hosts the Derby on July 14.
This year's Home Run Derby lacks the star power of year's past, but there is an intriguing dark horse who has become the favorite to win.