New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will miss the MLB Home Run Derby for the first time in his career as the sport turns to other stars like Ronald Acuna Jr and Cal Raleigh

Here's why Alonso isn't involved in the 2025 Home Run Derby after years of participation. Eight hitters will take the field in Truist Park for the Home Run Derby this year. Alonso, a five-time participant and two-time winner of the event, won't be one of them.

After winning titles in 2019 and 2021, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will end his five-year streak and pass on the July 14 Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

Mets' Pete Alonso is not competing in the Home Run Derby for the first time ever. Who will win in 2025? Betting odds and prediction for the event.

Pete Alonso will be in the All-Star Game, but he won’t be participating in the Home Run Derby. The first baseman has taken part in the competition four times and won it twice. This time, though, he said he values getting ready for the second half more.

While Alonso wants to stay fresh in 2025 to help the Mets, he could have another reason for declining the event. Alonso signed a two-year, $54 million deal to return to the Mets in the offseason, but that deal contains an opt-out after 2025.

Seattle Mariners superstar Cal Raleigh was recently crowned as the Home Run Derby champion and in the process, made history by being the first catcher to win the prestigious event.

The first baseman for the New York Mets, Pete Alonso gave an insight on why he would be missing this year's Home Run Derby.

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Monday’s Home Run Derby. The event, part of MLB’s All-Star festivities in Atlanta,