LOS ANGELES -- Dodger infielder/outfielder Joc Pederson will compete in the 2019 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, on Monday, July 8. The 2019 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be held at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH, and broadcast live by ESPN and MLB.com beginning at 8:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (PT).

Pederson, who is tied for second on the team with 20 homers will make his second appearance in the derby after finishing second to Todd Frazier in the 2015 Home Run Derby at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH. Pederson entered today’s contest third in the Majors with 20 homers against right-handers and his 12.25 homers per at bat ranks ninth in Major League Baseball. With Pederson in the contest, the Dodgers will have had a participant in the contest the last six seasons and will become the 13th appearance by a Dodger in the derby. He will join Mike Piazza (1993-94) and Matt Kemp (2011-2012) as the only Dodgers to participate in the contest twice.

The annual showcase will also feature Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, Milwaukee Brewers Christian Yelich, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell, Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana.

The first round brackets are seeded based on 2019 homer totals through Tuesday’s games, while ties are broken up by awarding the higher seed to the player who reached his current home run total first. The first round matchups will go as follows: No. 1 seed Yelich (31 home runs) vs. No. 8 seed Guerrero Jr. (8); No. 2 seed Alonso (28) vs. No. 7 seed Santana (18); No. 3 seed Bell (25) vs. No. 6 seed Acuña Jr. (20); and No. 4 seed Bregman (22) vs. No. 5 seed Pederson (20).

The Derby will also air on ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio. For more information, please visit www.mlb.com/2019HRDerby.