Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton, a Georgia native, will partake in the 2025 Home Run Derby. Major League Baseball made the announcement on Monday, a week before the Derby is slated to be held at Truist Park, the regular-season home of the Atlanta Braves.

Cal Raleigh, a former Smoky Mountain standout, will compete in the Home Run Derby with his dad, former Tennessee coach Todd Raleigh, pitching.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mariners as Seattle Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh Betting Favorite For Home Run Derby. The MLB All-Star Break is set to begin Sunday and catcher Cal Raleigh will be one of eight competitors in the 2025 Home Run Derby.

The field for the upcoming 2025 Home Run Derby was finalized on Thursday when Major League Baseball announced that New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. would be the eighth and final contestant.

Cal Raleigh hit home run No. 36 on Tuesday, July 8, breaking Ken Griffey Jr.'s mark for the most by a Mariners player before the All-Star break.

Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge are putting on a show similar to what Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa did in 1998. But this chase is better because the 'clean' home run record is at stake.

Star closer Andrés Muñoz was tipping pitches when he squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees

With Topps Chrome coming out later in July, Cal Raleigh's absence from the product could be an issue for Topps' MVP Buyback programs