{"id":753890,"date":"2026-07-10T03:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/753890\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:34:19","slug":"phillies-harper-joins-home-run-derby-in-bid-for-second-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/753890\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies&#8217; Harper joins Home Run Derby in bid for second title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-phillies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phillies<\/a> first baseman <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/30951\/bryce-harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bryce Harper<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/stl\/st-louis-cardinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> outfielder <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4684778\/jordan-walker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jordan Walker<\/a> will participate in the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Harper and Walker join<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-red-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Boston<\/a>&#8216;s <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/32532\/willson-contreras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Willson Contreras<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/kc\/kansas-city-royals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kansas City<\/a>&#8216;s <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4926296\/jac-caglianone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jac Caglianone<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-rays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tampa Bay<\/a>&#8216;s <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4905921\/junior-caminero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Junior Caminero<\/a> and the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nyy\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a>&#8216; <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/5016968\/ben-rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ben Rice<\/a>. The other three participants haven&#8217;t been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Harper announced he was entering on <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dalk7eoxiTN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">his Instagram account<\/a> Wednesday, writing, &#8220;Derby at home? Sure why not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 33-year-old slugger, hitting .261 with 20 homers and 57 RBIs, was selected for his ninth All-Star Game as a Legend Pick for baseball&#8217;s midsummer showcase. He will try to become the fifth player to win multiple derby competitions. And Harper will try to do it in front of home fans &#8212; again. He last won it in 2018 in Washington while a member of the Nationals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Walker, 24, is a first-time All-Star who is having a breakout season. He hit his 22nd homer on Thursday night. The 2020 first-round draft pick entered the day batting .294 with an .889 OPS and MLB-leading 70 RBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He&#8217;ll be the eighth Cardinals player to compete in the competition, joining Jack Clark (1985), Ray Lankford (1997), Mark McGwire (1998-99), Jim Edmonds (2003), Albert Pujols (2003, 2007, 2009, 2022), Matt Holliday (2010-11) and Carlos Beltran (2012).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A Cardinals player has never won the derby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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