Giancarlo Stanton part of field announced for HR Derby
Giancarlo Stanton, who put on a mini Home Run Derby of his own the past two days against the New York Mets, will take part in the real thing on Monday in San Diego.
The Miami Marlins slugger will join defending Home Run Derby champ Todd Frazier of the Chicago White Sox and Mark Trumbo of the Baltimore Orioles, who leads the majors with 26 homers.
Stanton appeared in the Home Run Derby in 2014 at Target Field in Minnesota and hit six in the first round, but was shut out in his following round. He missed two other derbies due to injuries.
"Unfortunately, I missed two Home Run Derbies that I was supposed to be in. I've got some catching up to do," Stanton said after Tuesday's game. "Tell 'em to ask."
Frazier, second in the American League with 23 homers, will take on Colorado's Carlos Gonzalez in the first round, while Trumbo faces the Los Angeles Dodgers' Cory Seager.
Cincinnati's Adam Duvall is paired with the Padres' Wil Myers and Seattle's Robinson Cano will go against Stanton in the other matchups. The Trumbo-Seager winner will face Cano or Stanton in the semifinals, while the Frazier-Gonzalez winner will go against Duvall or Myers.
Brackets were based on season home run totals through Wednesday.
Each batter gets four minutes per round. A batter may call a 45-second timeout in each of the first two rounds, and two in the final. Players can earn 30 seconds of bonus time with two homers of 440 feet or more.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
