Athletics slugger Brent Rooker and New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. have added their names to the list of Home Run Derby participants who will vie for the title on Monday night at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Rooker will become the first Athletics player in the Home Run Derby since Matt Olson in 2021.
"Competing in the Home Run Derby has always been a dream of mine," Rooker said in an Instagram post. "Can't wait to make it happen next week in Atlanta! See ya there!"
Rooker, 30, entered Thursday with a .270 batting average, 19 homers and 50 RBIs, putting him on pace for a third straight season of at least 30 homers. He went deep 30 times in 2023 and had 39 homers in 2024.
His 58 homers since the start of the 2024 season rank him third among all American League players.
The only A's to win the Derby were Mark McGwire in 1992 and Yoenis Céspedes in 2013 and 2014.
Chisholm, a two-time All-Star, has 17 home runs this season and will compete in the Derby for the first time. He will become the seventh different Yankees hitter to participate, with four -- Tino Martinez (1997), Jason Giambi (2002), Robinson Cano (2011) and Aaron Judge (2017) -- having won it.
Other announced participants include Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr., Minnesota's Byron Buxton, Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero, Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz, Seattle's Cal Raleigh and Washington's James Wood.
Each of the eight participants will hit in the first round for up to 3 minutes or up to 40 balls, whichever comes first. At the end of the timed round, each hitter will receive a minimum of three bonus outs, and a fourth bonus out may be achieved by hitting a home run of at least 425 feet during the bonus swings.
The top four home run totals will advance to a seeded and bracketed semifinal matchup in which each hitter will bat for up to 2 minutes or up to 27 balls. The two semifinals winners will meet in the final round, which will also last for up to 2 minutes or up to 27 balls.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.