Royals fans are pumped that Mike Moustakas is in Home Run Derby
ESPN’s Buster Olney tweeted the news not long before the Royals were going to face the Mariners in Seattle.
Olney reported that Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas had been chosen for the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in Miami. A short while later, the Royals confirmed the news.
He is the first Royals player at the competition since Danny Tartabull in 1991 and just the third overall with Bo Jackson having been the first in 1989.
Fans were more than a little excited about the development.
Moose is in the Home Run Derby? I cannot WAIT for that! #Royals pic.twitter.com/AJzvj9Vsb3
— Whitney Cool (@WhitCool88) July 4, 2017
Moooooooossee! #HRDerby #KnockItOutOfThePark @Royals #RaisedRoyal @RoyalsTwitFam
— LaCamp (@LC_KC) July 4, 2017
Moose in the derby!!! Let's goooooooo #TankSzn pic.twitter.com/XcW3Fy8rAO
— Adam Faulstich (@Adamf62) July 4, 2017
Moose in the HR Derby just brought me back to life after this weekend #royals #MLB
— Matt McQueen (@MB_McQueen22) July 4, 2017
Moose in the Derby!!! I have never been more excited to watch it. https://t.co/2CXOdaSE1U
— Jake Lebahn (@JakeLebahn) July 4, 2017
Moose in the HR Derby will be #Royals pic.twitter.com/mrF8ACnlk2
— Adam Delich (@adamdelichh) July 4, 2017
He made it. He made it. He made it!!! My man is in the HOMERUN DERBY!!!! #Moose #ImHavingAWatchParty #ImSoExcited #RaisedRoyal. pic.twitter.com/wX7bT9XI5S
— Stephie (@StephByram) July 4, 2017
Are you ready for some Moose Dongs, HR Derby Edition? pic.twitter.com/yi9rs12m8m
— The Royal Ice Bath (@Royal_Ice_Bath) July 4, 2017
Me thinking about Moose in the HR derby pic.twitter.com/vvNC0rRQCP
— Moosegolor (@MagolorMudkip) July 4, 2017
MOOSE IN THE HR DERBY
— Petty Ford Dropout (@ManicMinxy) July 4, 2017
So pumped for the home run derby. #moose #moonshots pic.twitter.com/Zf2uF1sZc3
— Jamie Kostelac (@Koz_81) July 4, 2017
Moose in the derby? MOOSE IN THE DERBY!!!!
— Jeremy Greco (@Hokius) July 4, 2017
Moose in the Home Run Derby pic.twitter.com/2jy2a6IQAk
— Logan Moore (@LoganMoore09) July 4, 2017
Moose is in the All Star Game Home run derby?!?! pic.twitter.com/Upq1P4YgGz
— Aaron Decker (@aaronrdecker) July 4, 2017
Been waiting to see a #Royals player in the derby my whole life. #RaisedRoyal https://t.co/31Fsk2IUwS
— Johnny Tompkins (@JohnnyTompkins1) July 4, 2017
That feeling when you hear Moose is going to be in the HR Derby.... #Royals pic.twitter.com/B6Dojhkg4L
— Ward (@KCVodkaFan) July 4, 2017
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This story was originally published July 3, 2017 at 8:53 PM.