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Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, who owns the longest home run by a pitcher this year at 442 feet, echoed Giants' pitcher Madison Bumgarner's desire to compete in the Home Run Derby.
If asked, Madison Bumgarner says he would like to compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby next month at San Diego's Petco Park and is not worried he would injure himself.
Unfortunately for Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy won't let him compete in the Home Run Derby.
Bryce Harper plans on skipping the Home Run Derby the next two years until the event takes place at his home Nationals Park in Washington in 2018.
MLB will do "everything possible" to hold Monday night's Home Run Derby as scheduled, despite a forecast of severe weather in the Cincinnati area, an MLB spokesman told ESPN.com.
