The Home Run Derby may not be in the same amount of peril as the Slam Dunk Contest in terms of superstars refusing to compete. But it will once again be without the biggest slugger in the game this year in New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge.

Even though he is having a remarkable year for the Yankees, Aaron Judge will not be participating in the 2025 Home Run Derby

Despite a potentially historic campaign, Yankees superstar Aaron Judge has once again declined to participate in the Home Run Derby—and his reasoning is as clear as his swing.