2025 MLB Home Run Derby: Mariners’ Cal Raleigh joins field, Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. to represent host team

The current head of the Major League Baseball, Seattle Mary Catcher Caler Raleigh will take part in the 2025 home factory derby, the League announced Friday. This year’s derby will take place on July 14 at Truist Park Atlanta Braves“The home stadium in the Cumberland of Georgia.

“I am excited to present marines and our fans [Home Run] Derby, – said Switches with 32nd house with 32 houses this season.

Batting around. CALLA RALEIGH MLB MLB will begin this season to slow down Mariners Catcher.

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During the 202-year-old season, 28, 28, 285 hit several households in history, including 30 houses for the first star break.

Raleigh is two homers away from the high level of one of its single seasonal career (34) on the Internet. He may, maybe it is obvious that the PACE’s post to shock the PACE, most of the households hits. At present, that sign belongs to Kansas city Royals Backstop Salvador Perez, who was 48 times in 2021.

When it comes to who will end the most house, this season is capable of Rally (+130, each conscript), followed by only Yankees, and Dodgers Shohey Ohtani for + 400.

Acuña junior, feeling right at home

Ronald ACuña Jr. was the first player to make his decision on Wednesday, his decision was announced for Derby immediately after removing the field against the Great New York.

“I’m Ronald Acuña Junior.

Aqua, 27, took part in the previous two Derbies. One in 2019 and the other in 2022. Acuña previously mentioned that she would run again this summer if the league asked her.

How the courage is “unicorn” Ronald Acuña Jr.?

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Acuña played great from Returning from ACL to end its 2024 campaign prematurely. In 29 games so far he hit .385 / .496 / .692 (227 OPS +) nine house runs, 16 runs, in battle and four attempts). Its investments already costs about the replacement of the 2nd victory according to the calculations of baseball reference.

Although Acuña does not take the brave in the cabin. He contacted Sean Murphy for the fourth, Matt Olson, Austin Rili and Marcel Ozuna. He is a logical choice to present the home market. If nothing else is, he is the biggest star on the list. The most valuable player’s prize winner and four-time star, who counts the Year Award among his earned machines.

Before Acuña, Derby’s first official applicant, other players around the League have signaled either their interest or uninterestive participant. Baltimore Orioles First Baseman Ryan O’Hearn offered to play. On the contrary, the judge and the cube fragment of Chicago Pete Crow-Armstrong each did not say not to the idea.