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Former Tides star Trey Mancini to participate in Home Run Derby

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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Baltimore Orioles' Trey Mancini runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jason Adam during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Mancini has undergone surgery for colon cancer, Thursday, March 12, 2020, to remove the tumor from his colon. The team said a malignant tumor was discovered last week. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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BALTIMORE - Former Norfolk Tides star Trey Mancini will participate in the Home Run Derby just a year after battling cancer.

Mancini, who has hit 14 home runs and 52 RBI at this point in the season, missed the entire 2020 campaign while undergoing chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer.

News of the Baltimore Orioles first baseman's Home Run Derby appearance was originally shared by his sports agency, Frontline, on social media. This year's event takes place July 12 at Coors Field in Denver.

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