Oneil Cruz enters the Derby with just 16 home runs on the season, but possesses the best raw power in all of baseball with the fastest bat speed and exit velocities that regular stretch towards 120 mph. He could take over this competition if he finds a groove.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who has family ties in Peoria, won the 2025 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday at Truist Park in Atlanta.

MLB's biggest fireworks show of the summer takes place a little more than a week after July 4. The 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby is tonight. Eight of the best sluggers in baseball will be swinging for the fences inside Truist Park in Atlanta.

Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge have their reasons for not competing in the All-Star Home Run Derby, but MLB should do everything possible to get them in it.

ATLANTA — The night of a million taters is almost here.

The best big hitters in the game get ready to swing away in Atlanta, as the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is set for Monday night. The Home Run Derby is one of the most highly-anticipated events of the All-Star Weekend, with some even getting more excited the derby than they do the actual game.

Raleigh will become the second-ever player to switch hit in the Derby ( Adley Rutschman in 2023, lost 2nd round), plus no catcher has ever won the derby. This is year 39 of the event, so odds are against Raleigh despite him being the favorite.

The baseball world converged in Atlanta for an entertaining edition with the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby Monday night at Truist Park. After a underwhelming event last year in Texas, fans saw balls soar over 500 feet and a late rally from a hometown slugger.