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MLB Home Run Derby 2023: Picking 8 players to create the perfect bracket

By Zach Pressnell

Jun 7, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports /
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MLB Home Run Derby 2023
Jul 22, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; The logo of the 2023 All-Star Game which will take place in Seattle is painted behind home plate before the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Lindsey Wasson-USA TODAY Sports /

With the MLB Home Run Derby coming up and only one participant announced, what would the dream 2023 Home Run Derby look like?

The Home Run Derby is one of the most exciting contests in all of sports. The most powerful, electric and exciting players in baseball get together and take place in a tournament style home run hitting competition. What’s more exciting than 500-foot home runs and 115 MPH exit velocity lasers?

This season has seen a ton of players hit 450-foot home runs as baseball continues to make a push towards growing as a sport. But as the Derby draws closer and closer, every baseball fan begins putting together their dream matchups for that season’s Home Run Derby. Questions and theoretical situations run through their heads as they scramble to put together a perfect dream bracket.

MLB Home Run Derby 2023: What a dream bracket could look like

What if teammates Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani faced off? What if two rookies got to take the big stage against each other? Will last year’s winner participate this year? What about the MLB leader in home runs? Will Aaron Judge be back in time for the contest?

These questions race through the heads of baseball fans, with some of these dreams coming true, but others remaining as dreams.

With the 2023 Home Run Derby just a few weeks away, it makes sense to take a look at some of the candidates for this season’s Home Run Derby. The Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez, 2022’s Runner-Up, is the only confirmed participant. He will be representing the hometown Mariners, as the Derby takes place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Which dreams will turn to reality this year? What would a dream Home Run Derby bracket look like for the 2023 Home Run Derby?

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