Cal Raleigh, Home Run Derby and MLB
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Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was crowned 2024 Home Run Derby champion after defeating Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the finals. Hernandez slugged 14 homers in the final round, one more than Witt, to become the first Dodgers player to win the Derby title.
Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero, along with the rest of the baseball world, were stunned to see one of his would-be home runs robbed at the wall.
Fresh faces take the batter’s box in Atlanta on Monday night for the 2025 Home Run Derby. The all-star event has seven first-time participants, including the Washington Nationals’ James Wood. The lone experienced player in the Derby,
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh enters the Derby as the favorite, with his MLB-leading 38 home runs at the All-Star break just one short of Barry Bonds' first-half mark from 2001 – the year he went on to set the single-season home run record.
Home Run Derby participants Byron Buxton and Junior Caminero talk about their mindsets for tonight and how they plan to stay fresh
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Home Run Derby is upon us. One of the signature events of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game festivities is going down Monday night, and below you'll find all the details you need to tune in and savor the dingers.
Chisholm is too skinny. Caminero and Wood are too young, Raleigh is the current home run leader, and Cruz is the betting favorite. Our pick: Matt Olson (+900, FanDuel ). The joy of six! Julio Rodríguez, Randy Arozarena, Mitch Garner, Jorge Polanco and Cole Young homered and the Mariners doubled up the Tigers 8-4.
Take a deep dive into how the 2025 Home Run Derby contestants have performed in fantasy baseball, with analysis on Cal Raleigh, Junior Caminero, and more.