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MLB Rumors: Home Run Derby Winner to Receive $1 Million Bonus

Major League Baseball players will reportedly have quite the incentive to participate in the Home Run Derby this year.

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, one facet of the new agreement MLB and the MLB Players Association is set to announce Thursday is a $1 million prize for the winner of the annual event. He noted there will be $2.5 million in prize money overall with $1 million of it going to the winner alone.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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