There's going to be some jazz at this year's Home Run Derby.
Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. has declared for the 2025 Home Run Derby in Atlanta. He's the final participant of this year's competition and is the seventh different Yankee to participate in the Derby. He joins Tino Martinez (1997), Jason Giambi (2002-03), Nick Swisher (2010), Robinson Cano (2011-13), Aaron Judge (2017) and Gary Sanchez (2017).
Chisholm will hope to become the fifth Yankee to win the Home Run Derby (Martinez, Giambi, Cano and Judge).
The Yankees are the only franchise to claim four Derby wins.
Chisholm, who will also represent the Yankees in the 2025 All-Star Game, will be joined by the Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr., the Athletics' Brent Rooker, the Mariners' Cal Raleigh, the Rays' Junior Caminero, the Nationals' James Wood, the Twins' Byron Buxton and the Pirates' Oneil Cruz in the Derby.
It's been an up-and-down season for the second-year Yankee. After a hot start to the year, Chisholm went through a cold spell before missing time with an oblique injury. But since he's been back, Chisholm has been one of the best home run hitters in the American League. His 10 long balls since his return from the IL on June 3 is only eclipsed by Judge and Raleigh, who both have 13.
Entering Thursday's game, Chisholm has 17 home runs.
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