SEATTLE — If you're a fan of dingers, longballs, moon shots, four-baggers, blasts, bombs, big flies, no-doubters, taters, jacks or just regular ol' home runs, oh boy, do we have an event for you.
The 2023 MLB Home Run Derby is Monday at Seattle's T-Mobile Park (8 p.m. ET on ESPN). Last year's winner, Juan Soto, will not return to defend his crown, but 2022 runner-up Julio Rodríguez — who by most accounts stole the show in L.A. — is looking for a repeat performance on his home turf.
Not that he doesn't have worthy challengers.
Let’s break down this year's Derby field.