New York Mets Juan Soto makes his Home Run Derby decision clear ahead of All-Star festivities By Dan Martin Published July 10, 2026, 8:12 p.m. ET Juan Soto will not be competing in the 2026 Home Run Derby. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Juan Soto will be in Philadelphia next week for the All-Star Game but said Friday he didn’t intend to participate in the Home Run Derby.
“No, I don’t think I’m going to make it,’’ said Soto, the only Met headed to Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, after batting practice at Citi Field on Friday. “I’m good.”
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Soto said last week he had “to check where my body’s at” before making a decision about the Derby, which he won in 2022 at Dodger Stadium while still with the Nationals.
After getting voted into the All-Star Game, Soto added last week he would factor in “how much I need to recover and be ready for the second half. We have got to think about every situation and we’ll go from there.”
