Home Run Derby 2013 Participants Announced

July 9, 2012; Kansas City, MO, USA; American League first baseman Prince Fielder (middle) of the Detroit Tigers poses with the championship trophy with his sons Jadyn Fielder and Haven Fielder after winning the 2012 Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: H. Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports via USA TODAY Sports /

The Home Run Derby is always the most exciting part of MLB All-Star Weekend, so fans were anxiously waiting for the announcement of the Home Run Derby field. Today, we finally learned who will be participating in the event and we were not disappointed. The star-studded cast was announced today.

HR Derby participants just announced:

NL: D. Wright, C. Gonzalez, B. Harper, M. Cuddyer

AL: R. Cano, C. Davis, P. Fielder, TBA tomorrow
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To be clear, those players are NL team captain David Wright of the New York Mets, Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies, Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals and Michael Cuddyer of the Rockies. For the AL, who is led by team captain Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees, the squad is completed with Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles, defending champ Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers and a yet to be determined player.

The American League squad certainly seems to be more loaded on paper.

Who do you think should be the early favorite to take the 2013 Home Run Derby title? Share your thoughts and predictions in the comments section.

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