Phillies’ Bryce Harper to compete in Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park

The last time Bryce Harper competed in a Home Run Derby, he launched 45 homers into the D.C. night. He was a member of the hometown Washington Nationals then, and beat out his future teammate, Kyle Schwarber, to win the event at Nationals Park in 2018.

Eight years later, Harper is returning to the Derby field. This time he will compete as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are hosting next week’s All-Star festivities at Citizens Bank Park.

Harper announced his intention to join the Derby field with a social media post captioned: “Derby at home? Sure why not?”

Harper is the sixth competitor to join the annual slugfest, joining Jordan Walker (St. Louis Cardinals), Ben Rice (New York Yankees), Willson Contreras (Boston Red Sox), Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays) and Jac Caglianone (Kansas City Royals). Of that group, Harper and Caminero are the only players with past experience, with Harper being the only previous winner. Two spots remain in the eight-player field.

Only four players have ever won at their hometown ballpark, and Harper will look to be the only person to ever do it twice and for two different teams at that. Only four players overall have won more than one Home Run Derby: Prince Fielder, Yoenis Céspedes, Pete Alonso and Ken Griffey Jr.

The Home Run Derby is scheduled for Monday night.

This story will be updated.