Who will win the MLB Home Run 2021 Derby?

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A busy week for Major League Baseball kicked off Sunday with a Futures Game during the day and the first 36 picks from the 2021 MLB Draft in the evening. The second day of the draft will continue today and the annual Home Run Derby this evening.

Tonight’s eight-man pitch consists of top seed Shohei Ohtani, followed by Joey Gallo, Matt Olson, Salvador Perez, Pete Alonso, Tre Mancini, Trevor Storey and Juan Soto (in order of MLB rankings). Half of the arc will see Ohtani/Soto and Perez/Alonso participate in first round matches, while the other half will see Gallo/Story and Olson/Mancini. We’ll be taking a very quick look at each of the season’s participating female hitters so far (ranked by first-round match) before opening polls on who fans are rooting for and who’s expecting the trophy.

Shohei Ohtani, RHP/DH, Angels: Ohtani was the talk of baseball in 2021, leading the MLB with 33 home runs while also advancing to a 3.49 ERA with a strike rate of 30.7 percent on the hill. .279/ .364/ .698, 33 home race average exit speed of 93.7 mph, 119 mph max exit velo, barrel rate of 26 percent Juan Soto, OF, Nationals: Soto did not match 2019 power production, but he’s the youngest on the field and has been one of the elite hitters in baseball from the moment he hit his first major league in 2018. .283/.407/.445, 11 home runs 92.6 mph, average​ ​Exit Velo, 115.3 mph max, 10.8% barrel rate

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Joey Gallo, Rangers: After a slow start, Gallo looks well on his way to another 40-man season. It has made .308/.479/.838 with 15 home runs since June 4. .239/ .402/ .522, 24 home ride average 92.4 mph Velo Exit, 115.1 mph max, 19.6 percent barrel rate Trevor Story, SS, Rockies: Story will take the field in hopes of a surprise win It could be something of a Coors Field farewell with the deadline for free trade and agency looming. .249/ .323/ .442, 11 home course 90.7 mph average exit velo, 110.2 mph max, 9.2 percent barrel rate

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Salvador Perez, C, Royals: A seven-time All-Star who gets better with age. He tore 32 home runs in just 519 board appearances dating back to the start of the 2020 campaign. .275/.300/.501, 21 home trails 93 mph Velo exit average, 114.2 mph max, 14.3 percent Pete Alonso Barrel Rate, 1B, Mets: Alonso will defend his 2019 title – there was no 2020 Home Run Derby – in the middle of a hot streak. Eleven of the Big’s 17 flies have arrived since Memorial Day weekend. .250/ .328/ .478, 17 home trail 92.7 mph average exit Velo, 117.1 mph max, 15.7 percent barrel rate

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Matt Olson, 1b, Athletics: Since 2017, Olson has been leading the first full-time player with 126 home points and is on track to a career high of 36. .282/.371/.567, 23 On the ground he runs 92 mph with a fast exit average, 115.3 mph max, 14.4 percent barrel rate Tri-Mancini, 1B/Of, Orioles: Mancini was able to return to the field at all after being diagnosed with colon cancer from Phase 3 in early 2020; Winning the derby would be a good story for baseball fans everywhere. .256/.331/.460, 16 home trail 88.5 mph average exit velo, 113.9 mph max, 12.9 percent barrel rate

Who do you want to see win the 2021 Home Run Derby? (Poll link for app users)

Who do you think will win the 2021 Home Run Derby? (Poll link for app users)

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