SURPRISE, Ariz. - Joey Gallo has demurred the last two years when MLB wanted him to show off his prodigious power at the All-Star Game Home Run Derby.
Didn’t want to hurt his season.
Didn’t want to be considered a one-trick pony.
And last year, a trip to Cabo with some of his teammates sounded far more inviting, anyway.
This year the vacation will have to wait.
As part of a slew of on-field changes to be implemented over the next two seasons, MLB and MLB Players Association decided to up the hype on the derby by offering a $1 million prize to the winner.