MILWAUKEE -- Josh Bell will participate in the 2019 Home Run Derby after all. Following a tease last week, the Pirates confirmed the news Sunday:
CONFIRMED@JBell_19 will put his power on display in this year's @MLB Home Run Derby! #BELLieve pic.twitter.com/biCsLnYmzR
Besides that tweet last week from hitting coach Jacob Cruz, this video surfaced Saturday after the Brewers' 3-1 win over the Pirates, where Bell and Christian Yelich, MLB's current home run leader, could be heard discussing the Derby:
When asked by Christian Yelich if he was going to, "do the Derby", Josh Bell answers, "they asked me a few weeks ago.