ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 05: Willson Contreras #40 of the Boston Red Sox hits a home run in the third inning during the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, July 5, 2026 in Anaheim, California.

Royals' Caglianone joins Rice, Caminero in HR Derby

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Kansas City Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone announced Wednesday that he's participating in the 2026 Home Run Derby at Philadelphia's Citizen Bank Park.

If you’ve never seen Jac Caglianone dispose of a baseball, you’re in for a treat 😏

The @Royals slugger announced on IG (while on @MLBNetwork!) that he’ll participate in the @TMobile #HRDerby

Watch live on Netflix, July 13 at 8 pm ET with special coverage beginning at 7 pm ET pic.twitter.com/gNj2CGIUL1
— MLB (@MLB) July 8, 2026

Caglianone joins New York Yankees slugger Ben Rice and Tampa Bay Rays star Junior Caminero.

The 23-year-old slugger will be the first Royal to take part since Bobby Witt Jr. finished as the runner-up during the 2024 event in Texas.

Caglianone has 14 homers in 85 games this season. He sits in the 98th percentile for hard-hit percentage, 97th in bat speed, 96th in average exit velocity, and 92nd for barrel rate.

There are still five more spots remaining for the July 13 event.