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MLB Notes: Defending champion Todd Frazier, leader Mark Trumbo lead HR Derby field

Reds’ Todd Frazier, left, reacts after winning the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby. (John Minchillo / Associated Press)
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Reds’ Todd Frazier, left, reacts after winning the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby. (John Minchillo / Associated Press)

Defending champion Todd Frazier and Mark Trumbo lead the field for Monday’s All-Star Home Run Derby in San Diego.

Frazier, second in the American League with 23 homers, will take on Colorado’s Carlos Gonzalez in the first round, while Trumbo – the No. 1 seed and current major league leader with 26 – faces the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cory Seager.

Cincinnati’s Adam Duvall is paired with the host Padres’ Wil Myers and Seattle’s Robinson Cano will go against Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton in the other matchups. The Trumbo-Seager winner will face Cano or Stanton in the semifinals, while the Frazier-Gonzalez winner will go against Duvall or Myers.

Brackets were based on season home run totals through Wednesday.

Each batter gets four minutes per round. A batter may call a 45-second timeout in each of the first two rounds, and two in the final. Players can earn 30 seconds of bonus time with two homers of 440 feet or more.

Harvey considers surgery

New York Mets star Matt Harvey has symptoms consistent with thoracic outlet syndrome and could require season-ending surgery to treat a serious condition that has jeopardized the career of other major league pitchers. A decision on surgery is expected in the next few days before the All-Star break.

Thoracic outlet syndrome is a condition caused by the compression of nerves, blood vessels or both in the area between the neck and armpit. After his start Monday, the 27-year-old Harvey complained of some common symptoms, which include numbness in fingers and shoulder discomfort.

The former ace was seen by Mets doctors, referred to Thompson for further examination and placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, retroactive to Tuesday.

Fan falls from Wrigley bleachers

A man has been carted off the field after he apparently fell from the bleachers onto the warning track during a rain delay at Wrigley Field. The man was face down just in front of the ivy in right-center field when officials started running from the dugouts to assist him. They immediately checked his pulse while a medic ran in from right field.

The man was strapped onto a backboard and carted off the field. There was no word of the man’s name or his condition.

Clearing the bases

The Cardinals placed All-Star 2B Matt Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique, and there’s no set timetable for his return. … St. Louis rookie SS Aledmys Diaz will replace his teammate, Carpenter, on the N.L. roster for next week’s All-Star game. The A.L. also made a change, with Cleveland right-hander Corey Kluber stepping in for Toronto pitcher Marco Estrada, who has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. … The Braves activated IF Gordon Beckham (left hamstring) from the disabled list and designated utility player Emilio Bonifacio for assignment. … The Red Sox acquired IF Aaron Hill from the Brewers in exchange for two minor leaguers, righty Aaron Wilkerson and IF Wendell Rijo. … Twins pitching coach Neil Allen rejoined the team six weeks after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.