Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jul 9, 2019
MLB Home Run Derby 2019, Monday 7/8, 7 p.m. CT
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports Progressive Field in Cleveland, home of the 2019 Home Run DerbyLast year’s Home Run Derby was of more interest to Cubs fans because of the participation of Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez.
No Cubs players were invited to participate in Cleveland this year, but the eight participants should put on a good show.
Here are the sluggers in this year’s bracket:
Major League BaseballMy pick to win this year? Pete Alonso. Alonso slammed three home runs in the four-game series the Mets played at Wrigley Field last month and has 30 on the season, a Mets rookie record. He’s got a shot at breaking the MLB rookie record, set two years ago by Aaron Judge (52).