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CHICAGO — The All-Star debut of White Sox quarterback Louis Robert Jr. will also include his first entry in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby taking place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle Monday on ESPN at 7 p.m. CT.
announced Robert Jr. announced his entry into the competition on his Instagram account on Wednesday.
With Robert Jr on the field, there is only one spot left to fill for the 2023 Derby. These are the announced participants:
Pete Alonso, Mets (Who won in both 2019 and 21)
Randy Arosarina, Ray
Mookie Betts, Dodgers
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays
Louis Robert Jr., White Sox
Julio Rodriguez, Mariners
Adley Rochman, Orioles
The bow will be revealed tonight on ESPN at 7 ET/6 CT.
The 25-year-old Robert Jr. is second in the MLS and tied for third overall in baseball in hitting 25 home runs, trailing only Shuhei Ohtani in major league hits. Robert Jr. fired 11 during the month of June and set himself up for action next week with a three-run blast in the sixth inning off Chris Bassett during a 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday at Guaranteed Rated Field.
This 450-foot ride, with an exit speed of 111.7 mph, per Statcast, was such a sure-fire connection that Robert Jr. looked down and paused to sway at the connection.
“What he’s doing for this team both offensively and defensively, it’s amazing,” said White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito. “I’m excited to watch him at the All-Star Game, and excited to still have him behind me hitting all of those.”
It was during the offseason when White Sox second baseman, MLB Pipeline Oscar Colas, and close friend and workout buddy of Robert Jr. saw success coming for the five-tool talent.
“I knew he was going to have a very good season,” Colas said through translator Billy Russo. “I knew he was going to make it. I even said to him, ‘Brother, you’re going to have a very good season. You’re going to hit 30-plus homers.'”
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn added, “When we originally signed him, he envisioned him as a 30-30 guy when he became the player who hit [his projected] tools. … I will say right now, he’s clearly an All-Star and is on his way to becoming one of the superstars in this game.”
Robert Jr. was originally not interested in the Home Run Derby, saying he wasn’t a home run hitter, and didn’t know if his game was built for success. Robert Jr. overcame a slow start to April as he is already nearing his career peak in 98 games played.
“Just the routine. Being able to play every day,” Russo said of his success at 23 during a recent interview, Robert Jr. said. “I feel like I’m getting better every day, and that’s because of that. I’ve been on the field every day and I’ve been playing every single day.”
Todd Frazier was the last White Sox player to play in the Derby, losing in the Finals to Giancarlo Stanton at Petco Park in 2016.
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