He pointed to the toll it can take as the Mets prepare for the second half of the season. Pete Alonso will not be participating in the Home Run Derby this year. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post ...

Two-time champion Pete Alonso of the New York Mets said Sunday that he will not be participating in the Home Run Derby this year in Atlanta. Alonso won the popular event that is held one day ...

There was no Derby in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Alonso was eliminated by the Seattle Mariners ' Julio Rodríguez in the 2022 semifinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Alonso is off to a fantastic start to the season after signing that deal, with a .287/.380/.543 slash line and 20 home runs over 91 games. His 164 OPS+ is the best of his career.

Last year, in Denver, Alonso outlasted Baltimore Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini to become the third back-to-back Home Run Derby champion. Alonso recorded 74 home runs -- totaling 6.35 miles in ...

Pete Alonso didn't do MLB any favors If the All-Star Game itself is struggling to find representatives, it's only a matter of time before the Home Run Derby crumbles as a result.

Alonso was named a National League reserve for the All-Star Game in a season when he's hit 20 homers. He won the Home Run Derby in 2019 and 2021. It wasn't held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 ...

Alonso had participated in each of the last five Derbys, winning the 2019 and 2021 editions. (The 2020 Home Run Derby and All-Star Game were not played on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.) ...

Pete Alonso will face Ronald Acuna Jr. in a rematch of 2019 while top seed Kyle Schwarber matches up with Albert Pujols in the first round of the 2022 Home Run Derby.

One of MLB's most prolific sluggers declined an invite to the 2025 Home Run Derby. New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso will not participate in the event, despite being a constant presence in the ...

New York Mets slugger and two-time winner Pete Alonso joined Philadelphia designated hitter Kyle Schwarber in electing to skip the Home Run Derby. The derby will be held next Monday, the night ...