Angels sluggerAlbert Pujols would like to participate in the All-Star Game'sHome Run Derby one last time, but only if he ischosen for the AL All-Star team, .

Pujolsleads the American League in home runs with Billy Turner Jerseys 23, and his red-hot June makes his selection by AL manager Ned Yost a growing po sibility.

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Pujols, whohas competed in the Home RunDerby three times,says he wants to participate oncemore so his teenageson, A.J., can appreciate it more, andhis youngest son, Ezra, can see him, too.

According to MLB.com,Pujols even told Angels bench coach Dino Ebel,who Charles Woodson T Shirts throws him batting practice, to "be ready" to join him at Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark on July 13 just in case.

Of course, Pujols said, "like I told you last year, I won't do it if I Kurt Benkert Jerseys 'm not at the All-Star Game."Once he's on the AL squad, then he would have to be invited to participate in the HR Derby.

"If that happens, I think I'm all for it," said Pujols, looking to make his first All-Star team since 2010. "I'll give it a shot."

In his three previous HR Derby appearances, Pujols whocalls himself "a line-drive hitter with power; not a home run hitter" finished second to former Angels Paul Hornung Jerseys outfielder Garret Anderson at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago in 2003, tied for third in San Francisco in '07 and finished fourthin St. Louis in '09.

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What remains unclear at this point, MLB.comreported, is whether Pujols' teammateMike Trout would be open to joining him in the Derby.

Pujols and Trout, who has 20home runs and leads AL outfielders in fan voting, are 1-2 in Rasul Douglas Jerseys the American League inhome runs, easily combiningfor more homersthan any other two MLBteammates thus far this season. Still, Trout is non-committal about taking part in the home run hitting contest.

"I'm not trying to think about it right now," Trout said."I'll think about it closer to the time."

The Home Run Derby, slated for the Monday of the All-Star break, features and time limit this year. Eight players will take part in a single-elimination tournament Sterling Sharpe Jerseys in which each batter has five minutes to hit as many home runs as po sible, though extra time can be earned based on distances.