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Home Run Derby Thread: Matt Olson competes as No. 3 seed

Athletics Nation | July 13, 2021

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The 2021 Home Run Derby is here, and the Oakland A’s have a slugger in the contest.

First baseman Matt Olson is one of eight players competing for the title this year, and he’s ranked as the No. 3 seed among them. They are aligned in a three-round single-elimination bracket, with each pair facing off individually and the winner moving on to the next round.

  • No. 1 Shohei Ohtani (LAA) vs. No. 8 Juan Soto (WAS)
  • No. 4 Salvador Perez (KCR) vs. No.
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