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Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. Sends Clear Message on 2025 MLB Home Run Derby

Originally posted on Atlanta Braves on SI
By Dave Holcomb | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 10:07 AM ET

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It's difficult for baseball players to miss roughly the first two months of the season and still make the MLB All-Star team.

But despite making his 2025 debut on May 23, Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is making a very strong case to be at the Mid-Summer Classic.

On Friday, Acuña told MLB reporter Daniel Álvarez-Montes that he would participate in other All-Star Game festivities too, if invited, including the 2025 Home Run Derby.

"Ronald Acuña Jr. told us in El Extrabase that he'll participate in the Home Run Derby in Atlanta if he gets invited," Álvarez-Montes wrote on X.

Ronald Acuña Jr. nos dijo en @ElExtrabase que quiere participar en el Home Run Derby si @MLB le hace la invitación.

Ronald Acuña Jr. told us in @ElExtrabase that he’ll participate in the Home Run Derby in Atlanta if he gets invited. pic.twitter.com/Q6UmLNWEcG
— Daniel Álvarez-Montes (@DanielAlvarezEE) June 20, 2025