sbnation : declared in 2017 MLB Home Run Derby bracket set: Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge are top 2 seeds

The Home Run Derby is scheduled for Monday, July 10 at 8 p.m. The remaining seeds are as follows:The Home Run Derby is comprised of three rounds, with head-to-head, single-elimination matchups in each round. Major League Baseball revealed the bracket for the 2017 Home Run Derby on Wednesday, with defending champion biography/">Giancarlo Stanton set to defend last year's championship, this time on his home turf in Miami. As the top seed in 2017, Stanton will battle Sanchez in the first round, with Judge facing Bour, Bellinger facing Blackmon, and Moustakas facing Sano. Stanton obliterated the field in 2016, setting a Home Run Derby record with 61 home runs, including 24 in the first round.

Giancarlo Stanton-Gary Sanchez Matchup Highlights MLB Home Run Derby Bracket

And Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger (24 dingers, 56 RBI) will face Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon (18 homers, 59 RBI). New York Yankees phenom Aaron Judge, who leads MLB with 29 home runs, will face Miami Marlins slugger Justin Bour (15 homers, 54 RBI). Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas, tied for third in the majors with 24 homers, takes on Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano (20 homers, 60 RBI). Lenny Ignelzi/Associated PressOn Wednesday, Major League Baseball released the bracket for the 2017 Home Run Derby at Marlins Park in Miami:The event will take place Monday at 8 p.m. "It's not my fault he didn't get selected," Sanchez said, per ESPN, before adding: "What can I say?


8 Gary SánchezHRs: 13Average exit velocity: 93.5 mphAverage HR distance: 427 ftThe Marlins slugger didn't just win last season—it was a rout. 6 Charlie BlackmonHRs: 18Average exit velocity: 86 mphAverage HR distance: 409 ftThis would appear to be another uneven matchup. 3 Cody BellingerHRs: 24Average exit velocity: 91.9 mphAverage HR distance: 402 ftvs.No. 4 Mike MoustakasHRs: 24Average exit velocity: 87.3 mphAverage HR distance: 404 ftvs.No. 2 Aaron JudgeHRs: 29Average exit velocity: 97.3 mphAverage HR distance: 412 ftvs.No.


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