One eagerly-anticipated part of the annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities is the Home Run Derby. But tonight's (MON) Derby won't feature the Kansas City Royals' All-Star slugger. Billy Butler...who leads the Royals with 16 homers this season...was left off the team chosen by Home Run Derby defending champ Robinson Cano. However, Butler today (MON) shrugged off the slight....
This is Butler's first year as an American League All-Star.