Giancarlo Stanton And Aaron Judge Will Not Participate In Home Run Derby
Jul 9, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:30 am
(Photo Credit: Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
(Photo Credit: Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
New York Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have decided to not participate in the Home Run Derby.
This Year’s Home Run Derby will be held at Nationals Park in Washington on July 16.
Judge and Stanton are the last two derby champions.
“I don’t think so,” Stanton said, via the New York Post. “Don’t want to, I’ve done it plenty of times. Take a year off, take two years off, if I want.’’
Per Sports Illustrated, Judge’s said:
“This year we’ve got something special going. I kind of said I’m not going…and I want to stay healthy.”
Judge will start for the American League in the All-Star Game and thinks that Stanton, who has 21 home runs this season, should join him, since last year’s derby caused Judge to struggle at the plate. He has finished with 52 home runs and won the AL Rookie of the Year award.
“I got a long list of reasons why people should vote for him,” Judge said. “Just the type of player he is. How his consistent at-bats as of late, the home-run numbers. He’s getting on base. He’s moving guys over. He’s doing all the things that warrant being an All-Star.”
