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Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna will be competing in the Home Run Derby, it was announced on Monday.
Witt, 24, and Ozuna, 33, were both already heading to Arlington, Texas as All-Stars. It's the first time for Witt and the third for Ozuna, who last made the team in 2017. Witt, who grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, makes it in just his third season in the majors.
"It's an honor just to be able to be asked to do that and kind of represent the Royals," said Witt about being selected for the derby
Other confirmed entries in the slugging exhibition are the Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm, the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson and two-time winner Pete Alonso of the New York Mets.