2025 Home Run Derby: Updated participants, how to watch, start time tonight
So far, four players are in for the 2025 Home Run Derby contest. Here's who has officially joined the fray: Byron Buxton (Minnesota Twins) - 21 Home Runs this season
Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays) - 23 HRs
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (New York Yankees) - 17 HRs
Oneil Cruz (Pittsburgh Pirates) - 16 HRs
Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves) - 17 HRs
Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners) - 38 HRs
Brent Rooker (Athletics) - 20 HRs
James Wood (Washington Nationals) - 24 HRs
Notably, several prominent players have declined invitations to participate this year, including: Pete Alonso (New York Mets)
Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia Phillies)
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays)
Elly De La Cruz (Cincinnati Reds)
Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) What time does the Home Run Derby start?
The 2025 Home Run Derby will start at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14th. How can I watch the MLB Home Run Derby?
The 2025 Home Run Derby will be shown live on ESPN, ESPN.com, MLB.com and MLB.tv. Where is the 2025 Home Run Derby located?
The 2025 Home Run Derby will take place at the Atlanta Braves' Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Check out the best highlights between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. What's the format for the 2025 Home Run Derby?
This year, the knockout round won't come until the semifinals. Instead, the opening round of the derby will feature all eight hitters competing, and the top four performers will advance to the semifinals. Players will then be seeded based on their home runs in the first round.
The longest home run will be used as a first-round tiebreaker.
There will also be a new pitch limit this year. Last year, pitchers could essentially throw as many pitches to the batter in their allowed time per round, but each round will end after a maximum number of pitches or when the allowed time runs out.
Other rules include: The first two rounds of the derby will last three minutes, and the final round will last two minutes.
Each batter gets one 45-second timeout, but they can't be used during bonus periods.
Ties in the semifinals or finals result in a 60-second swing-off. Who won the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby?
Below are the participants from last year's derby: Gunnar Henderson, Orioles
Pete Alonso, Mets
Alec Bohm, Phillies
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Marcell Ozuna, Braves
José Ramírez, Guardians
Adolis García, Rangers
Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers
Teoscar Hernández brought home the derby crown with 14 home runs in the finals. He defeated Bobby Witt Jr who had 13.
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