Yasiel Puig to compete in home run derby for National League next Monday.

Yasiel Puig

Yasiel Puig accepted an invitation to compete in the Home Run Derby next Monday. (Associated Press photo)


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.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.