Yankees' Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez to Compete in 2017 MLB Home Run Derby quoting : Bleacher Report

Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesAaron Judge is taking his Triple Crown-contending bat to the 2017 Home Run Derby—and he's bringing Gary Sanchez along for the ride. So he'll do the same thing," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, per ESPN.com. Judge and Sanchez announced their entry into the derby Monday in a video posted by the New York Yankees' Twitter feed:Judge, 25, leads MLB with 27 home runs. The 2017 Home Run Derby will be held July 10 at Marlins Park in Miami. Playing in his first full MLB season, he has established himself as a young cornerstone of the Yankees franchise—much in the same way Sanchez did a year ago.




DENVER – Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon will compete in the 2017 Home Run Derby, according to a tweet from ESPN's Buster Olney. Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies, Mike Moustakas of the Royals round out HR Derby field. Stanton, Judge, Sanchez, Bellinger, Bour, Sano. Blackmon will make his second All-Star appearance as well, starting in center for the NL. Interestingly, Blackmon apparently beat out teammate Mark Reynolds who has more natural power.

MLB Home Run Derby Field: Aaron Judge Commits, Could Be All-Time Event

Share this:TweetMajor League Baseball has the makings of one of the best home run derby events of all time. The Yankees teammates join an already impressive field headlined by Miami Marlins slugger and defending champion biography/">Giancarlo Stanton. Here's who has committed so far to next week's derby at Marlins Park in Miami. Whether that impresses you at all is up to you, but there's no denying that the growing field for next week's home run hitting contest is an impressive collection of long-ball specialists. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, who's come from relative obscurity to become one of the best players in all of baseball, committed to the derby in a video released by the Yankees on Monday.


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