http://tinyurl.com/3dc5m3 07/08/2007 2:50 PM ET Pujols joins Home Run Derby field Cardinals slugger enters Monday's long ball extravaganza By Jim Molony / MLB.com SAN FRANCISCO -- Albert Pujols of St. Louis has agreed to participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, Major League Baseball officials confirmed Sunday. The six-time All-Star joins Milwaukee's Prince Fielder, Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, Florida's Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota's Justin Morneau, Detroit's Magglio Ordonez and Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the eight-player event, with one participant still to be named. Pujols, tied for 17th in the Major Leagues with 16 homers entering play Sunday, has hit 34 or more home runs in each of the last six seasons and has averaged 44 per season over the last three years, including a career-best 49 home runs last season. Pujols has competed in the Home Run Derby once previously, finishing second to Garret Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2003 Derby at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Pujols hit 26 home runs that year, a one-time total that has been topped only twice under the current format, by Baltimore's Miguel Tejada (27 in 2004 at Houston) and Bobby Abreu (41 in 2005 at Detroit). The 78th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally Tuesday by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game. Jim Molony is a writer for MLB.com. MLB.com reporters Joe Frisaro, Ken Mandel and Kelly Thesier contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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