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Hello to the last Friday before the MLB All-Star break. As the late, great Mel Allen would say, "How about that!?" It really doesn't seem too long ago that the Cubs and Dodgers were kicking things off in the middle of March in Japan and now two teams have played 95 games this season.
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.
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Star third baseman Junior Caminero announced he will compete in the 2025 Home Run Derby. He has 21 home runs this season for Tampa Bay.
The hometown favorite, Acuña has been one of the best hitters in the majors since returning from his second ACL surgery. This will be his third career Home Run Derby; he lost to Mets first baseman Pete Alonso in both 2019 and 2022. With the event taking place in Atlanta, the timing is right for him to finally take the prize.
MLB All-Star voting races are heating up and the All-Star break is around the corner, which means that it will soon be time to see baseball's biggest stars take