"I've never really fully enjoyed the three off days" Pete Alonso talks about why he has decided to skip the Home Run Derby this year:

Respectable

I think now more than ever he needs to be closer to his pregnant wife

I love the fact that lowkey hes letting us know where he wants to be forever

The Pete Homer Club is WELL ESTABLISHED. I agree with this decision.

Translation - my agent told me to skip it

Yo. Pete Alonso is locked in. He’s feeling play off vibes and personal accomplishment in another contract year. Lets gooooo polar bear!

The 3 day off thing, or perhaps it is because he is cheeks and doesn't want to embarrass himself on national tv...one or the other.

Mad respect to Pete for this take.

Last year Pete bullied mlb into making him an all star if he did the derby now he’s an all star anyway and declined the derby lol

Its his choice, but I feel that if you are being paid millions, enjoying stadium luxuries paid for by the fans tax dollars, maybe you should be required to attend, for the fans. Injuries can be a loophole to avoid it, but not openly saying you are just skipping it.