The Atlanta Braves will host the 2025 MLB All-Star game at Truist Park in Cumberland, Ga. next week, but the game is far from the only thing happening.

Atlanta's own Ronald Acuña Jr. will represent the Braves and look to take home the chain in front of a home crowd. Though Acuña didn't make his season debut until late May, he's been on fire since returning to the field and is now up to 11 home runs, 20 RBI and a .336 batting average in 41 games.

This year's Home Run Derby lacks the star power of year's past, but there is an intriguing dark horse who has become the favorite to win.

The MLB All-Star break is rapidly approaching, which means it’s almost time for the 2025 MLB T-Mobile Home Run Derby. The annual slugfest will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

The High School Home Run Derby is back for its 12th rendition and will once again provide a jolt of power to the lineup of electric All-Star-related events. Prep sluggers have taken their best hacks over the years.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his name to the list of Home Run Derby participants. Rooker announced Thursday that he’s participating in the event, which takes place Monday in Atlanta. He will become the first Athletics player in the Home Run Derby since Matt Olson in 2021.

Alonso won the Home Run Derby in 2019, but his 2021 performance at Coors Field to repeat as champion was his best in a stretch of five-straight appearances. The Mets slugger led each of the three rounds in homers and totaled 74 home runs overall, well above runner-up Trey Mancini's 58 in the contest.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. said he had a few fashion-forward fits in mind for the All-Star Red Carpet Show, promising his entrance would be memorable. It appears the Yankees infielder is planning to put on a show of a different kind,