Alonso to try to add to his streak

Mets slugger Pete Alonso will try to become the first player to win the All-star Home Run Derby in three consecutive years.

The New York first baseman was announced Monday as the first of eight participants in the July 18 competition at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

“It’s a really fun event, and it’s going to be super exciting,” Alonso said before the Mets played at Atlanta on Monday night. “I have a really good plan to go into it and, again, I have just so much fun. I don’t think anyone has more fun than I do, especially when it comes to this event.”

Dave Jauss, who was the Mets’ bench coach and is now a Washington Nationals special assistant, will pitch to Alonso for the second straight derby.

“Just need to give him about two pots of coffee for before and a case of Bud Lite for after, and he said he’s good to go,” Alonso said.

Alonso hit 74 total home runs in last year’s derby at Denver’s Coors Field and beat Baltimore’s Trey Mancini 23-22 in the final round.

Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani, Matt Olson, Salvador Perez, Juan Soto and Trevor Story also competed last year.

Royals: Kansas City traded its competitive balance pick in the upcoming amateur draft to the Atlanta Braves on Monday for a trio of minor league players, including former second-round pick Drew Waters. The one sent to the Braves is No. 35 overall, which means it comes between Sunday’s first round and the second round.

Rays: Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco will have surgery Tuesday on his right wrist. Franco has a hamate injury. He left Saturday’s 5-4 loss at Cincinnati after fouling off a 100.2 mph Hunter Greene pitch before striking out. Manager Kevin Cash said Monday that the 21-year-old Franco will be sidelined for five to eight weeks. The Rays placed Franco and center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list on Sunday. Kiermaier is dealing with left hip inflammation. He’ll see a hip specialist in Tennessee after the All-star break.