© 2024 ALLCITY Network Inc.
All rights reserved.
![Dodgers Rockies Baseball4 1716x1254 e1459101242928 2](https://cdn.allcitynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/12/01180939/Dodgers-Rockies-Baseball4-1716x1254-e1459101242928-2.jpeg)
On Thursday, MLB announced that Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez will be one of eight participants in this year’s Home Run Derby.
CarGo will first face Todd Frazier in this year’s bracket. The other six participants announced are Robinson Cano, Adam Duvall, Wil Myers, Corey Seager, Giancarlo Stanton and Mark Trumbo.
This will mark the second year of the newly revamped tournament format, in which players are given five minutes to hit as many home runs as they can, with bonus time added for home runs of a certain distance. The winner of each contest will move on in the tournament-style competition. The hitters are seeded according to their home run totals so far this season, landing Gonzalez in the seventh slot with 19.
“I always want to do it, so having the opportunity is great. I’m going to go out there and try to win it, of course,” said CarGo to the media before Thursday night’s game against the Phillies. “Because that’s the whole point. Represent your team, and hopefully, I can make that dream come true.”
When asked who would pitch for him, CarGo responded, “I don’t know. But I know what matters is who is gonna hit.”
Here is how the rest of the bracket looks:
So much power: Presenting the 2016 @TMobile #HRDerby bracket! ??? pic.twitter.com/dwtD7Z9H7e
— MLB (@MLB) July 7, 2016
This will be Gonzalez’s second Home Run Derby, the first coming in 2012. Overall, this will be the twelveth time a Rockies player has made an appearance in the derby.
This year’s Home Run Derby will take place Monday at 8 p.m. ET.
Comments
Share your thoughts
Join the conversation
![](https://cdn.allcitynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/25100028/diehard_badge_DNVR.png)
The Comment section is only for diehard members
Scroll to next article
![](https://cdn.allcitynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/25100022/DNVR_Flag_BLK.png)
![](https://cdn.allcitynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/08/25130205/DNVR-Knux-NOV-23.png)