Just moments after being selected to his seventh All-Star Game, Mookie Betts confirmed that he will participate in this year’s Home Run Derby.
Betts will be participating in the annual event for the first time in his career, and will be the fifth Dodger to participate since the format changed to head-to-head matches.
The Dodgers outfielder said that taking part in the Home Run Derby was a bucket list item for him and his family. He did, however, need a little motivation from his wife to actually do it.
“She said, ‘You got to do it.