Acuña replaced in HR Derby by teammate Olson

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. won't enactment successful the Home Run Derby, replaced Friday by Atlanta teammate and chap All-Star Matt Olson.

Acuña is simply a starting outfielder for the National League and inactive expected to play successful the All-Star Game connected his location field. Olson is simply a reserve infielder.

Instead of Acuña, Olson volition effort to go the archetypal Atlanta subordinate to triumph the Home Run Derby connected Monday night. He could go the 4th to triumph astatine home. The All-Star Game is Tuesday night.

Olson competed successful the 2021 derby portion with the Athletics. He was eliminated successful the archetypal round. The 31-year-old entered the play with 17 homers this season.

The different scheduled participants are Brent Rooker, the archetypal for the Athletics since Olson, on with Minnesota's Byron Buxton, Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero, Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees, Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz, Seattle's Cal Raleigh and James Wood of Washington.