Real Power Hits DC

Major League Baseball brings the power to Nationals Park tonight in the annual Home Run Derby. Local Favorite Bryce Harper leads the field of Derby entrants who will look to beat the clock and each other in a true show of power on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET.

Here how the first-round matchups are seeded, for what is the youngest Home Run Derby field ever:

Left side of bracket
1. Jesus Aguilar, Brewers vs. 8. Rhys Hoskins, Phillies
4. Alex Bregman, Astros vs. 5. Kyle Schwarber, Cubs

Right side of bracket
2. Harper, Nationals vs. 7. Freddie Freeman, Braves
3. Max Muncy, Dodgers vs. 6. Javier Baez, Cubs

Washington DC is way overdue on something this exciting that has zero to do with politics. Who do you think is going to bringing home the ultimate power championship?

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