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Associated Press
Jul 10, 2025, 01:16 PM ET
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his sanction to the database of Home Run Derby participants.
Rooker announced Thursday that he's participating successful the event, which takes spot Monday successful Atlanta. He volition go the archetypal Athletics subordinate successful the Home Run Derby since Matt Olson successful 2021.
"Competing successful the Home Run Derby has ever been a imagination of mine," Rooker said successful an Instagram post. "Can't hold to marque it hap adjacent week successful Atlanta! See ya there!"
Rooker, 30, entered Thursday with a .270 batting average, 19 homers and 50 RBI, putting him connected gait for a 3rd consecutive play of astatine slightest 30 homers. He went heavy 30 times successful 2023 and had 39 homers successful 2024.
His 58 homers since the commencement of the 2024 play fertile him 3rd among each American League players.
The lone A's to triumph the Derby were Mark McGwire successful 1992 and Yoenis Céspedes successful 2013 and 2014.
Other announced participants see Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr., Minnesota's Byron Buxton, Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero, Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz, Seattle's Cal Raleigh and Washington's James Wood.
