Yankees' Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez to Compete in 2017 MLB Home Run Derby

Aaron Judge is taking his Triple Crown-contending bat to the 2017 Home Run Derby—and he's bringing Gary Sanchez along for the ride.

Judge and Sanchez announced their entry into the derby Monday in a video posted by the New York Yankees' Twitter feed:

Judge, 25, leads MLB with 27 home runs. He's also the American League leader in runs (70), RBI (62) and walks (58) and second in batting average (.327) entering Monday's action. Playing in his first full MLB season, he has established himself as a young cornerstone of the Yankees franchise—much in the same way Sanchez did a year ago.

"I watch him take BP, and he uses the whole field. So he'll do the same thing," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, per ESPN.com. "Players, you want them to go enjoy the All-Star Game, because it's something they've earned. But you do worry about fatigue for those guys, because they've got to travel. The good thing is we have a Sunday day game here. It'll be easy to get down there. So it shouldn't be too bad."

Sanchez, 24, has not been as spectacular as he was a year ago, but he's still arguably the best young catcher in baseball. He's hit 13 home runs and driven in 40 runs in 51 games, posting a .289/.378/.526 slash line.

The 2017 Home Run Derby will be held July 10 at Marlins Park in Miami. Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is the event's defending champion.