NEW YORK — Mets slugger Pete Alonso will participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby on July 10 in Seattle, looking to win the event for the third time.
Alonso was selected to his third All-Star team Sunday, and New York's lone representative on the National League squad will take part in the derby for the fourth time.
He joins a field that so far also includes Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena, Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
and Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez. «Count me in,» Alonso said Sunday night on the ESPN telecast of the Mets' game against the San Francisco Giants, which New York won 8-4.
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