New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso revealed that he won't be participating in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby.

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.

Pete Alonso had gone 13 straight games without hitting a home run for the Mets so he made up for lost time by hitting two against the Yankees on Saturday and got that much closer to getting into the record books.