Madison Bumgarner's pleas aren't exactly falling on deaf ears, but Giants manager Bruce Bochy isn't about to give into temptation.

After putting on a display in batting practice on Sunday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the hard-hitting pitcher reiterated to ESPN's Buster Olney that participating in July's Home Run Derby is a priority.

"I want to do it," Bumgarner told Olney prior to ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball matchup between the Giants and Cardinals.