There is only one spot left open in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby after Brent Rooker of the Athletics became the seventh player to confirm his participation in the event.

The Minnesota Twins have kept All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of Thursday's starting lineup due to a bruised left hand.

Byron Buxton was held out of Thursday afternoon’s game against the Cubs, a day after he suffered a left hand contusion when he was hit by a pitch. The club remains hopeful that Buxton will not miss an extended period of time,

The stage is set for a fun Friday night at Target Field featuring Ryan vs. fellow All-Star Paul Skenes and a postgame concert.

The field is set for the Home Run Derby. Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. became the final player to join the eight-man competition tonight. The Derby will take place on Monday evening at Atlanta’s Truist Park. No field can contain this field Who’s your @TMobile #HRDerby champ? pic.twitter.com/g51l3b2niy

But the Phillies are well positioned if the Twins decide to trade Byron Buxton, writes ESPN. The trade proposal would send Andrew Painter, a top-25 prospect in all of baseball as a right-handed pitcher, and Justin Crawford, an outfielder and the son of Tampa Bay great Carl Crawford.

Ha-Seong Kim returned to the Tampa Bay Rays lineup last night, but 2B Brandon Lowe remained shelved as a result of lingering left side soreness. Call him day-to-day as well, with Jose Caballero likely to cover the keystone again today if Lowe can't play in today's late-afternoon tilt with the Detroit Tigers.

The Philadelphia Phillies are desperate for a right-handed outfield bat that can provide some pop to their lineup.

Yahoo Sports and MLB.com offered their best guesses for which player will emerge as the Most Valuable Player in Atlanta.