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Monday night's Home Run Derby field is full of worthy contenders: Gunnar Henderson is in Dallas because he has more home runs than anyone other than Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani. Bobby Witt Jr. is among the most exciting players in the big leagues and in the conversation for AL MVP. The Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez hits home runs in bunches; practicing for the event during a series in Detroit, Hernandez filled the left-field seats.
But while the eight hitters are the stars of the event, their success or failure tonight will be largely based on the efficiency of their pitchers they've picked to throw to them.