Major League Baseball and Nashville Sounds Reveal Teams for MLB Home Run Derby X in Nashville

July 30, 2024 – International League (IL)
Press Release Nashville Sounds

NASHVILLE – In partnership with Major League Baseball, Nashville Sounds today announced the teams and rosters that will compete in MLB Home Run Derby X on Saturday, August 31 at First Horizon Park. Each of the four teams features an MLB legend, a notable female baseball or softball star, and a local baseball star.

Below are the teams competing in the upcoming Home Run Derby X in Nashville:

Team Sounds Manny Ramirez – 555 career home runs, 12-time All-Star, 2004 World Series MVP Jocelyn Alo – NCAA record 121 home runs, two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year at the University of Oklahoma Kyle Bowers – Nashville Sounds season ticket holder, played collegiate baseball at Iowa Western CC

Team Hit City Andruw Jones – 434 career home runs, five-time All-Star, Atlanta Braves Hall of Famer Mia Davidson-Smith – SEC record 92 home runs, three-time First Team All-SEC at Mississippi State University Tyler Marshburn – Plays slow-pitch softball for Team USA, played collegiately at UNC Wilmington

Team Hot Chickens Nick Swisher – 245 career home runs, 2009 World Series champion with New York Yankees Alex Hugo – 2019 USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year, current traveling instructor with Oakland Athletics, played softball at University of Georgia Bailey Holbrook – current baseball instructor at D-Bat Nashville, played in Big League World Series in 2015

Team Brewskis Pedro Alvarez – 162 career home runs, 2013 All-Star, 49 career home runs at Vanderbilt Amanda Lorenz – 2018 SEC Softball Player of the Year, three-time Women’s College World Series champion at the University of Florida Cory Lubinski – Currently plays for the Nashville Dollys sandlot team, received All-Conference honors at Lindenwood University

Tickets are now on sale for the one-of-a-kind event on Saturday, August 31. Tickets start at $10, with home run zone tickets starting at $40. Fans can purchase tickets and learn more about MLB Home Run Derby X in Nashville here.

The Nashville Sounds are the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and play at First Horizon Park. Individual tickets for the remainder of the 2024 season are on sale now. For more information, call 615-690-4487 or email [email protected].

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