Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton, a Georgia native, will partake in the 2025 Home Run Derby. Major League Baseball made the announcement on Monday, a week before the Derby is slated to be held at Truist Park, the regular-season home of the Atlanta Braves.

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz announced his entry into the Derby on Tuesday, joining Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr., Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton and Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood.

Even though Cruz has the fewest number of home runs (15) of any slugger in the derby, his exit velocity prowess makes him a must-watch. Cruz leads the majors in exit velocity at 108.3 mph, a statistic that measures how hard a player hits a baseball, and bat also in bat speed at 78.6 mph.