Logan Morrison won’t be showing off this swing at the home run derby, and this upsets him. Let’s ask Rays first baseman Logan Morrison, whose has 24 home runs (tied for third in MLB) but was not invited. “Gary’s a great player, but he shouldn’t be in the home run derby.”“I remember when I had 14 home runs,” Morrison continued. Logan Morrison since 8/2/16: 100 games, 28 homers. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 5, 2017Plus, MLB wants to make sure the home run derby is well attended, which means two players (Stanton, the defending home run derby champion, and Bour, who has 18 homers) from the host Marlins.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2017 14:37 UTC