Major League Baseball announced the 2017 finalists of its national youth skills competitions – the Scotts MLB Pitch, Hit & Run and the Jr. Home Run Derby.
Forty kids, age 7-14, from around the United States and Canada have advanced from their respective regional championships to compete during All-Star Week Miami at Marlins Park, the site of the 2017 MLB All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard.
The second annual Jr. Home Run Derby National Finals are at Marlins Park on Saturday, July 8, beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The skills competition has provided thousands of kids, age 14 and younger, an opportunity to participate in a fun-focused home run hitting contest in more than 1,500 competitions across the United States.