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Major League Baseball. The Home Run Derby is an annual home run hitting competition in Major League Baseball (MLB) customarily held the day before the MLB All-Star Game, which places the contest on a Monday in July. In the context of the competition a "home run" consists of hitting a baseball in fair territory out of the playing field on the fly.
14–13. ← 2023. Home Run Derby. The 2024 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby was a home run hitting contest between eight batters from Major League Baseball (MLB). The derby was held on July 15, 2024, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, the site of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. The event was won by Teoscar Hernández of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández is the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby champion after edging out Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., 14-13, in a dramatic finish at Globe Life ...
Teoscar Hernández continues his resurgent season, edging Bobby Witt Jr. to become the first Dodgers player ever to win the MLB Home Run Derby.
The derby was held on July 18, 2022, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, the site of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game. The longest home run, among the total 291 hit by the eight players involved, covered a distance of 482 ft (146.91 m), and was hit by eventual champion Juan Soto in Round 1. With his victory, Soto, at 23 years and 266 days old ...
Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pulled off a historic win at the Home Run Derby on Monday in Seattle.. Guerrero hit a championship-round-record 25 home runs to beat Tampa Bay Rays ...
In an effort to lure more big name players to the Derby compared to previous seasons, MLB increased the winner's prize to $1 million with the total pool money being increased to $2.5 million, up from $525,000 in 2018. [1] The longest home run, amongst the total 312 hit by the 8 players involved, covered a distance of 488 ft (148.74 m), and was ...
The 2012 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby (known through sponsorship as the State Farm Home Run Derby) was a home run hitting contest in Major League Baseball (MLB) between four batters each from the American League and National League. The derby was held on July 9, 2012, at the site of the 2012 MLB All-Star Game, Kauffman Stadium in Kansas ...