Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami were named Friday as participants in the Home Run Derby, filling out the eight-man field for the contest in Philadelphia on Monday night.

The 33-year-old Schwarber, who leads the majors with 32 homers, had been expected to participate on his home field.

Murakami was a surprise because he had missed more than a month with a strained right hamstring. The White Sox made the announcement when he returned to action Friday night.

Murakami, who was also named Friday as an All-Star injury replacement, has 20 homers this season and will join Shohei Ohtani (2021) as the only Japanese-born players to participate in the derby.

Schwarber will be joined by teammate Bryce Harper, with both trying to put on a show for the crowd at Citizens Bank Park.

Boston’s Willson Contreras, Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero, St. Louis’ Jordan Walker and the New York Yankees’ Ben Rice are the other participants.

Schwarber, a four-time All-Star, has 219 homers since 2022, trailing only Aaron Judge (227) over that span.

This will be Schwarber’s third appearance in the derby. He made the finals in 2018 at Nationals Park before losing to Harper and was also part of the 2022 derby at Dodger Stadium, losing in the first round to Albert Pujols.

Last year, Schwarber won the All-Star Game for the NL in a “swing-off” tiebreaker, homering three times on three swings at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Ohtani will miss ASG

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will have his left knee drained on Sunday to relieve continued irritation, and the procedure will force him to miss next week’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

Ohtani will have fluid removed from his left knee following a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in which he will continue to start at designated hitter. Ohtani had been scheduled to pitch on Friday night, but the Dodgers instead decided to make it a bullpen game to avoid further aggravating the ongoing discomfort in his left knee.

Ohtani has been dealing with the ailment for at least a month. The right-hander had an outing cut short against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 11 because of inflammation in the knee.

The four-time MVP has once again been one of the best players in the big leagues this season, and he stands alone as a two-way player.

Ohtani is batting .290 with 20 homers and 56 RBIs and is 8-2 on the mound with a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85ª innings. However, his effectiveness on the mound has diminished somewhat in Ohtani’s past four starts. He allowed 12 earned runs in 24 ª innings in a span corresponding with the left knee irritation.

Replacements named

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera was named Friday to the National League All-Star team as an injury replacement for Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani.

Tampa Bay pitcher Nick Martinez, Boston outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela and Chicago White Sox rookie first baseman Munetaka Murakami were named injury replacements in the American League.

All four players are first-time selections. The All-Star Game is Tuesday night in at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

“It’s a dream,” the 26-year-old Herrera said. “Everybody thinks about going to an All-Star Game. You just can’t describe the feelings. I’m just excited for it and trying to take it all in right now.”

Rookie rewarded

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt agreed Friday to a $112.5 million, eight-year contract that buys out the rookie second baseman’s first several years of potential free agency.

The contract is the largest the Cardinals have given a player prior to arbitration eligibility, topping the $100 million, seven-year deal with Albert Pujols ahead of the 2004 season.

The Cardinals picked Wetherholt, 23, seventh overall out of West Virginia two years ago in 2024 amateur draft, and he rocketed through their farm system. He made his major league debut on opening day and was hitting .267 with 13 homers and 36 RBIs and nine stolen bases going into Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

Advanced metrics also have graded Wetherholt as one of the best defensive second basemen in baseball this season.

He is earning the major league minimum $780,000 this year.

Rangers star hurting

ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom will miss his next scheduled start for the Texas Rangers and won’t be immediately available after next week’s All-Star break.

The club says deGrom has a mild left glute strain. The 38-year-old deGrom was pulled from his most recent start last Tuesday after 80 pitches and five innings. He said then the strain is something he’s dealt with throughout his career and has typically worked itself out in time to make his next start.