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07/10 12:06 CDT Athletics' Brent Rooker joins list of Home Run Derby
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Athletics' Brent Rooker joins list of Home Run Derby participants
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his
name to the list of Home Run Derby participants.
Rooker announced Thursday that he's participating in the event, which takes
place Monday in Atlanta. He will become the first Athletics player in the Home
Run Derby since Matt Olson in 2021.
"Competing in the Home Run Derby has always been a dream of mine," Rooker said
in an Instagram post. "Can't wait to make it happen next week in Atlanta! See
ya there!"
Rooker, 30, entered Thursday with a .270 batting average, 19 homers and 50
RBIs, putting him on pace for a third straight season of at least 30 homers. He
went deep 30 times in 2023 and had 39 homers in 2024.
His 58 homers since the start of the 2024 season rank him third among all
American League players.
The only A's to win the Derby were Mark McGwire in 1992 and Yoenis Cspedes in
2013 and 2014.
Other announced participants include Atlanta's Ronald Acua Jr., Minnesota's
Byron Buxton, Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero, Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz, Seattle's
Cal Raleigh and Washington's James Wood.
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