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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.
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The Seattle Mariners star made history as the first catcher to win MLB's Home Run Derby thanks to some help from his family.
The Seattle catcher is on a historic pace, hitting 38 home runs before the All-Star break. Some changes he made in the minor leagues have fueled his tear.
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SB Nation on MSNCal Raleigh is the Home Run Derby champGive Cal Raleigh an inch, and he’ll take a mile. Raleigh added another distinction to his record-setting first half Monday: Home Run Derby champ. He narrowly advanced from the first round on a controversial tiebreaker before finding his form and crushing 54 total home runs — the most for anyone on the night.
Former Florida State catcher Cal Raleigh, aka The Big Dumper, takes part in his first Home Run Derby and is an All-Star Game starter.
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It's been mesmerizing to watch Cal Raleigh's historic season for the Seattle Mariners unfold in 2025. As a Mariners fan, I'm ecstatic about a 38-home run first
Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge are putting on a show similar to what Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa did in 1998. But this chase is better because the 'clean' home run record is at stake.
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.