Cleveland\u00a0 (Field Level Sports)\u00a0 \u2014 Reigning National League MVP and major league home run leader Christian Yelich is the top seed for Monday night’s Home Run Derby in Cleveland.<\/p>\n
Yelich, who entered Thursday with 31 homers for the Milwaukee Brewers, will face hot-shot Toronto Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the opening round. Guerrero has eight homers in 57 games since reaching the majors.<\/p>\n
New York Mets rookie sensation Pete Alonso is seeded second and will face seventh-seeded Carlos Santana of the hometown Indians. Alonso has belted 28 homers, while Santana has smacked 19.<\/p>\n
Third-seeded Josh Bell (26 homers) of the Pittsburgh Pirates will face sixth-seeded Ronald Acuna Jr. (20) of the Atlanta Braves, and fourth-seeded Alex Bregman (23) of the Houston Astros will square off against fifth-seeded Joc Pederson (20) of the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n
The winner will receive $1 million, and the runner-up will earn $500,000. The other six participants will receive $150,000.<\/p>\n
The player who hits the longest homer will get $100,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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