Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich headlines the 2019 Home Run Derby and will face Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first round. Tommy La Stella, Jake Odorizzi, and Hunter Pence will not appear in the upcoming All-Star Game, but they have some pretty noteworthy replacements. Also, Matt Thaiss had an excellent game in his MLB debut.
The 2019 Home Run Derby roster is set
The 2019 Home Run Derby bracket is set ⚾️
MLB HR leader Christian Yelich headlines the field of eight that will face off on Monday at 8PM ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/R2VhXcvnQ4
— ESPN (@espn) July 4, 2019
Changes to the AL All-Star team
Cleveland bound!
Brandon Lowe, José Berríos and Xander Bogaerts have been named to the AL All-Star team to replace Tommy La Stella, Jake Odorizzi and Hunter Pence. pic.twitter.com/auje8n9MTt
— MLB (@MLB) July 3, 2019
Trout’s emotional press conference
“My first at-bat, I get up there and … all i do is think about him.”@MikeTrout remembers his teammate, friend and brother, Tyler Skaggs. ❤ pic.twitter.com/Cibmot8Qpb
— MLB (@MLB) July 3, 2019
Thaiss’s first game in the MLB
First #MLB game. First #MLB at-bat. First #MLB hit.
Matt Thaiss split the outfielders with this double, his first as a member of the @Angels. He's the team's No. 6 prospect. pic.twitter.com/rGONYYiWn4
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 4, 2019
