Bryce Harper has decided to opt out of participating in this year’s Home Run Derby due to his father recovering from surgery.
Bryce Harper says he will not participate in this year's Home Run Derby. pic.twitter.com/FPVlZQMP8J
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 6, 2015
This is unfortunate for the fans because with Giancarlo Stanton already on the DL, and now Harper oping out of the derby, the field will be missing a lot of fireworks.
I would like to see some of the youngsters like Kris Bryant and Joc Pederson get a shot in the derby this year to try to salvage what is becoming a lackluster production.