Overview
- Brent Rooker officially announced on July 10 that he will compete in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Atlanta.
- He becomes the first Oakland Athletics player to participate in the event since Matt Olson in 2021.
- Rooker enters the competition with a .270 batting average, 19 home runs and 50 RBIs in 2025, on pace for a third straight 30-homer season.
- His 58 homers since the start of 2024 rank him third among American League players behind Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh.
- He joins Ronald Acuña Jr., Byron Buxton, Junior Caminero, Oneil Cruz, Cal Raleigh and James Wood to complete the derby field.