This year's T-Mobile Home Run Derby will take place at Globe Life Field on July 15, and the first player to announce he will be participating in the annual tournament is Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Henderson, who trails only Aaron Judge for most homers in MLB this season, made the announcement while mic'd up during Baltimore's Sunday Night Baseball contest against the Rangers.

We'll be keeping track of which sluggers throw their hat -- or their bat -- into the ring as we near the Derby.

Gunnar Henderson, Orioles
Current HR total: 26

Longest HR of 2024: 430 feet, June 10 vs. Rays
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 112.3 mph, April 29 vs. Yankees

Henderson belted 28 home runs in his 2023 AL Rookie of the Year campaign, and he's nearly equaled that number in the first half of the '24 season. He'll follow teammate Adley Rutschman and make his Derby debut after Rutschman made his first Derby appearance in Seattle last year.