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Cal Raleigh's triumph and O'Neill Cruz's jaw-dropping display at the 2025 derby highlight how MLB's All-Star showcase has evolved.
The first thing you notice when a home run ball starts to fly in your direction is that all your preconceived notions of how you’d react in that moment are pretty much wrong.
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.
Raleigh and Athletics star Brent Rooker both hit 17 home runs in the first round at Truist Park. Both had hit their longest home run at 471 feet. Rather than a swing-off to break the tie, MLB turned to the microscope, finding that Raleigh's homer traveled 470.62 feet, compared to Rooker's 470.54 feet.
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.
Home Run Derby takes place Monday, July 14 to kick off the MLB All-Star break. The format for this year's competition remains the same as it did in 2024, where the top four hitters from the opening round will advance to the knockout bracket where there will be head-to-head matchups.
A switch-hitting catcher winning the Derby. A young slugger crushing a 513-foot home run (and many more towering blasts). A tiebreaker determined by less than an inch. The 2025 Home Run Derby had it all.
Ahead of the 2025 Home Run Derby, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at the longest homers in the event's history.
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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.
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