New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will not defend his Home Run Derby crown this summer at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
"There is no need to do it," Judge told the New York Post's George A. King III on Tuesday.
Judge added that, in the event MLB tries to convince him to compete, he will simply decline.
"Pressure won't do anything," he said.
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