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MLB All-Star Game returns to Atlanta

Why the 2025 All-Star Game, Home Run Derby are in Atlanta after MLB stripped events away from Braves in 2021

Though the restrictive law remains intact in Georgia to this day -- portions have been blocked in federal court -- MLB decided in November 2023 that the punishment had gone on long enough and the 2025 All-Star Game was awarded to Atlanta .

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

In 2021, MLB moved the All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Times have changed.

Four years ago, the annual Midsummer Classic was pulled from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new voting restrictions. The game returns to the city Tuesday in a different political climate.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 15h

Dave Roberts avoids controversy on why All-Star Game is back in Atlanta

A reporter asked NL manager Dave Roberts – who supported the league's decision in 2021 – about the game being back in Atlanta.

Cal Raleigh wins 2025 MLB Home Run Derby

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 6h

Cal Raleigh wins 2025 MLB Home Run Derby: Highlights from Atlanta slugfest

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.

Orange County Register · 2h

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh is 1st catcher to win Home Run Derby title

With his father pitching to him and his brother catching, the slugger nicknamed Big Dumper survives the first round via tiebreaker, defeats Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz in the semifinals and outlasts

NBC Sports · 14h

2025 MLB Home Run Derby LIVE: Results, updates, bracket, lineup, highlights

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.

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What it’s like to have a Home Run Derby ball hit right at you

The first thing you notice when a home run ball starts to fly in your direction is that all your preconceived notions of how ...

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Everything to know about the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby

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 ...

Sportico on MSN3h

Sporticast 466: The Home Run Derby’s Slam Dunk Contest Problem

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business ...

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Two Studs, Two Duds From 2025 MLB Home Run Derby

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 ...

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MLB Home Run Derby 2025: Who will emerge victorious from this year's Derby field?

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

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Why are the Home Run Derby sluggers wearing No. 3 or No. 44?

Major League Baseball connects the dates of the event and the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.

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2025 MLB Home Run Derby results: Live updates as Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cal Raleigh, more sluggers eye title

Olson, the hometown Braves player, replaced his teammate Ronald Acuña Jr., who withdrew from the Home Run Derby after dealing ...

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Who is pitching for every Home Run Derby participant in 2025?

Here’s the full list of Home Run Derby pitchers as we get set for all the dingers we're about to see: That would be his dad, ...

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