Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig will compete in the home run derby on Monday after being chosen by National League Derby captain Troy Tulowitzki. Puig was voted by fans as one of the National League’s starting outfielders Sunday.
Puig — who has 12 home runs this season but only one since June 1 — will compete in his first career Derby. Puig hit 19 home runs in his first big league season in 2013.
Puig will become the sixth player in Dodgers history to take part in the Derby, joining Steve Garvey (1985), Mike Piazza (1993-94), Raul Mondesi (1995), Hee-Seop Choi (2005) and Matt Kemp (2011-12).
Local product Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins and third baseman Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds. Jose Bautista, Cespedes, Adam Jones and Brian Dozier are competing for the AL in the home run derby. The final competitor in each league will be announced Thursday.