Let's Go Tribe · Jul 14, 2022
José Ramírez to join 2022 Home Run Derby
José Ramírez has accepted an invitation to become the seventh batter in the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby, Jeff Passan has reported (and José himself apparently confirmed to Andre Knott in the middle of tonight’s game).
Ramirez will join Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, and Julio Rodríguez for the event. One spot remains open, but already this looks like one of the most exciting fields in years. Between repeat performers like Soto, Acuna Jr, and Alonso, to a rookie sensation in Rodriguez, an MLB legend in Pujols, and now Ramirez, it should be a good one.