CLEVELAND -- American League derby captain Robinson Cano made

Monday, but didn't announce the name of his third and final teammate.

That's because he's still waiting to hear back from Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

Cabrera confirmed late Monday that he has been asked by Cano to participate in this year's derby, which will take place July 15 at Citi Field.

"Yeah, he already asked me," Cabrera said

. "I say it depends how my back is feeling. If that's OK, I will do it."

Cabrera has 28 home runs this year and has hit a major league-leading .364 with 90 RBIs in 87 games.

The AL lineup already includes include Cano, Baltimore's Chris Davis, who entered Monday with a major league-leading 33 homers, and Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder.

"I tell him, maybe I'll do it but you've got to put Prince on there," Cabrera said. "You've gotta put Prince first, then me. He win last year, so he deserves to be there again."

, who finished sixth in 2007 and won the event in 2010 and 2012.

Cabrera said Cano, who announced the AL team Monday, asked him over the phone last week, but the reigning AL MVP was unable to commit due to lingering back soreness.

Cabrera tweaked the left side of his lower back last week, forcing him to miss his first game this season Thursday. It snapped a streak of 108 straight games played.

"I hope he can wait or he can have somebody else be ready," Cabrera said. "We're waiting to see how my back's feeling. Hopefully I can do it."

Fielder was hopeful Cabrera, who participated in the event in 2010, would join him, too.

"I'd love that," he said. "But we'll see."

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