Start of article from MLB.com:
"It's global. It's golden. It's gone.
That is probably the best way to describe what fans in Detroit and around the world are about to see with a new-look CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby, which starts at 8 p.m. ET Monday during All-Star Game festivities at Comerica Park.
The 20th anniversary of this event will be celebrated with a couple of dramatic changes, including a largely new, eight-man field representing eight different nations and the introduction of a 'Golden Home Run Ball' during each player's at-bat."
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Here are the 8 players taking part:
Los Angeles' Hee-Seop Choi (Korea)
Philadelphia's Bobby Abreu (Venezuela)
Pittsburgh's Jason Bay (Canada)
Atlanta's Andruw Jones (the Netherlands)
Milwaukee's Carlos Lee (Panama)
Boston's David Ortiz (Dominican Republic)
Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
Texas' Mark Teixeira (United States)
Predictions on who will win the competition? I'm going to go with KHarmon's guy - Teixeira.
-Bob