The most exciting player in baseball will compete in baseball’s most exciting competition. On Friday, Shohei Ohtani announced that he’ll be competing in the 2021 Home Run Derby in Colorado next month.
Here’s what he posted to Instagram.
Ohtani will be making history, as he’ll become the first Japanese-born player to participate in the competition.
He’ll also be the seventh Angels player to ever compete in the competition. He’ll join:
- 1986 - Wally Joyner (co-winner)
- 2001 – Troy Glaus
- 2003 – Garret Anderson (winner)
- 2007 – Vladimir Guerrero (winner)
- 2012 – Mark Trumbo
- 2015 – Albert Pujols
Per the Angels PR, the Angels are tied for the second-most wins in Derby history.