New York Mets All-Star Pete Alonso Can Match Ken Griffey Jr.'s Home Run Derby Record At Globe Life Field

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is set to compete in his fifth consecutive T-Mobile Home Run Derby and can match Ken Griffey Jr. with his third Derby title on July 15 at Globe Life Field.

Jul 18, 2022; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) hits in the first round during the 2022 Home Run Derby at Dodgers Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports / Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

ARLINGTON — The T-Mobile Home Run Derby just got a lot more interesting.

Two-time Derby champ Pete Alonso of the New York Mets announced Sunday that he'll participate in the 39th All-Star Game Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on July 15.

The 94th All-Star Game is scheduled for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington.

With another Derby title, Alonso can match Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time Derby champion. Griffey, a Baseball Hall of Famer, won in 1994, 1998, and 1999.

Alonso is the first player to compete in the Derby five consecutive seasons (the 2020 event was canceled) and the seventh player to compete in five or more overall.

Four-time All-Star Pete Alonso of the @Mets will aim to match Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time Derby winner on Monday, July 15th during the 2024 @TMobile Home Run Derby. pic.twitter.com/b4WPOh4oxm

— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) July 8, 2024

The first baseman joins the Orioles' Gunnar Henderson and the Phillies' Alex Bohm as players committed to participating in the field of eight. Other potential participants include the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández, and the Guardians' José Ramírez. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who leads MLB with 32 homes, and Juan Soto have both said they are not participating, as did the Astros' Yordan Alvarez.

Alonso outslugged Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in Cleveland in his first Derby in 2019, winning in his rookie season despite hitting 57 total homers compared to Guerrero's single-Derby record 91.

Alonso, 29, was selected to his fourth All-Star Game and made the Derby announcement on social media Sunday evening.

After the Derby was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alonso returned in 2021 to edge out the Orioles' Trey Mancini 23-22 in the final round. Alonso hit 74 total homers, the fourth-most in Derby history, including 35 in the first round.

In 2023, Guerrero Jr. beat Rays slugger Randy Arozarena 25-23 in the final to win his first Derby.

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