MLB, home run derby and All-Star Game
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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.
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.
What you need to know about this year's hitters -- and the coaches, fathers and stepfathers they chose for their biggest moment.
MLB Home Run Derby on Monday will set the stage for the Midsummer Classic, and there's a litany of All-Stars part of the Home Run Derby 2025 field. Atlanta's Matt Olson will be the fan favorite, but Seattle's Cal Raleigh,
A stage like the Home Run Derby is a perfect match for Chisholm, who is one of the more exciting and flamboyant players in the game. The 27-year-old has been on a tear at the plate since returning from an early-season oblique injury. He’ll try to continue that level of success in Atlanta.
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Cal Raleigh's victory in the annual MLB Home Run Derby on Monday offered ESPN a step in the right direction. The event drew an average audience of 5,729,000 vie
On the call Monday night will be a familiar voice as ESPN's Karl Ravech leads the broadcast team along with Eduardo Pérez and Todd Frazier. Frazier, who won the event in 2015, will be making his Derby broadcasting debut after previously calling Little League games for the network.
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.
Brent Rooker proved to be a double threat on Monday night when he fulfilled both his duties as a dad and an MLB player during the All-Star Home Run Derby.