Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant To Compete In Home Run Derby

(CBS) Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and third baseman Kris Bryant will compete in the Home Run Derby on Monday night as part of the festivities at the All-Star Game at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.

It will be the first time each player has participated in the Derby. Rizzo is making his second All-Star appearance, while the rookie Bryant is making his debut. Rizzo has 16 homers this season, tied for 20th in baseball. Bryant has 12 homers, though he missed nearly two weeks at the start of the season because of service time considerations.

Bryant hasn't "officially" asked his father, Mike, to pitch to him in the Derby, he said in an ESPN interview, but it's likely that's who he'll choose. Bryant admitted the two had talked through the years how cool it would be for Mike to pitch to his son.

In a new format, Rizzo is the sixth seed and faces Toronto's Josh Donaldson in the first round. Bryant is the eighth seed and will face the Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols in the first round. There's eight players in the field, and they were seeded by home run totals.

This season, the Derby will be a bracket-style, single-elimination competition. It will also have timed rounds, with each player getting five minutes to hit as many homers as he can. There's no longer a set number of "outs" that brings a player's round to a close.

Participants can also receive bonus time for hitting two homers in the same round projected at 420 feet or more or one homer projected at 475 feet or more.