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Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia Rounds Out Home Run Derby Field

The field is now set for the home run derby during All-Star week, as Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia is the final confirmed participant.

Brady Farkas

Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia Rounds Out Home Run Derby Field
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Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia is the final participant for the home run derby during All-Star week in Seattle.

Just minutes after White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. confirmed his participation, Garcia confirmed his.

Entering play on Wednesday, Garcia has 21 homers and 69 RBI to go along with a .258 average. He's tied for the league-lead in RBI with Matt Olson of the Braves.

It's been a breakout year for the 30-year-old Rangers star, who made his debut in 2018 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He's been a major part of the Rangers resurgence this year as well, as the team entered Wednesday at 51-35 and in first place in the American League West.

Garcia joins Julio Rodriguez (Mariners), Randy Arozarena (Rays), Adley Rutschman (Orioles), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays), Mookie Betts (Dodgers), Robert Jr. and Pete Alonso (Mets) in the derby field.

What continues to be amazing is that seven of the eight participants are right-handed hitters. While righties have certainly won the derby (Alonso has won it twice), some of the most notable derby performances have been by lefties (Ken Griffey Jr., Josh Hamilton, Jason Giambi). Rutschman, a switch-hitter, has even said he may swing from both sides of the plate.

The home run derby is July 10. Garcia was also named to the All-Star Game on July 11.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DURING ALL-STAR WEEK in Seattle, per MLB.com:

Friday, July 7: HBCU Swingman Classic (7:30 p.m. ET)

Saturday, July 8: All-Star Celebrity Softball Game and MLB Futures Game (Futures Game 4 p.m., softball game after)

Sunday, July 9: MLB Draft, Rounds 1-2 (7 p.m. ET)

Monday, July 10: Home Run Derby (8 p.m. ET)

Tuesday, July 11: All-Star Game (8 p.m. ET)

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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