2023 MLB Home Run Derby: Follow along live from Seattle as Julio, Randy, Mookie swing for the fences
, but the other six contenders are also looking to make their marks. We're following along round by round, so stay tuned for updates, reactions and highlights from Seattle.If home-field advantage were likely to have any effect on the Derby outcome, you'd have to pick Julio Rodríguez. The fans went wild chanting his name just for batting practice on Monday. But I'm going to go with a dark horse and say Mookie Betts gets in a groove and takes this home.
I think he's flying under the radar a little this year because he's not having his best season at the plate more generally. But he's still in the top 2% for average and max exit velocity in the league, and this year he actually has the highest barrel percentage of his career . Plus, he still holds the record for most home runs in the Derby with 91, set in 2019.ZC: OK, but how many homers could Randy hit in his special good-luck cowboy boots?No. 3 Mookie Betts vs. No.
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