Eight sluggers are set to square off in Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, a part of the All-Star festivities.
Major League Baseball's All-Star festivities begin, as always, with the Home Run Derby, where eight sluggers will square off in Atlanta will stage a fireworks show.
Last year's Derby champ, Teoscar Hernández of the Dodgers, is not in this year's field so there will be a new champion. Seattle's Cal Raleigh is the league leader in home runs so far this year and he enters as the favorite.
What time is 2025 Home Run Derby?
Date: Monday, July 14
Time: 6 p.m. MT/ 7 p.m. CT
Location: Truist Park, Atlanta
This year's Home Run Derby will start Monday, July 14 at 6 p.m. MT/ 7 p.m. CT.
What channel is 2025 Home Run Derby?
TV: ESPN
Stream: Fubo
The Home Run Derby will air on ESPN and is streaming on Fubo.
What is the format for this year's Home Run Derby?
From MLB.com: There are three rounds to the eight-player Derby: first round, semifinals and finals.
In the first round, the eight players each have three minutes or 40 pitches (whichever comes first) to hit as many homers as possible. There is also a bonus period for each player that lasts until they record three outs (any swing that doesn't result in a home run) within the period. If a player hits a home run of at least 425 feet within the bonus period, the period is extended until the player records a fourth out.
The players with the top four homer totals advance to the semis. In the event of a first-round tie, the player who hit the longest home run during the round advances.
In the semifinals, the format shifts to "knockout style," with No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3. The seeds are determined solely by the number of home runs each player hit in the first round. Players will have two minutes or 27 pitches in the semifinals and finals, and home run totals from the first round don't carry over.
Ties in the semifinals or finals are broken by successive three-swing “swing-offs” until there is a winner.
The winners of the two semifinal matchups advance to the finals, where the limits are reduced to two minutes and 27 pitches. The player with the most home runs after that period is crowned Home Run Derby champion.
One final note: Each batter is entitled to one 45-second timeout in each of the three regulation periods, but timeouts can't be called during the bonus periods or tiebreakers.
2025 Home Run Derby participants and home runs hit this season:
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh: 38 home runs
Washington Nationals' James Wood: 24 home runs
Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero: 23 home runs
Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton: 21 home runs
Athletics' Brent Rooker: 20 home runs
New york Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr.: 17 home runs
Braves' Matt Olson: 17 home runs
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: 16 home runs
2025 Home Run Derby betting odds
Odds via BetMGM as of Monday, July 14:
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh: +275
Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz: +350
Washington Nationals' James Wood: +400 (4/1)
Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson: 8/1 (+800)
Athletics' Brent Rooker: +850
Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton: +900 (9/1)
Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero: 10/1 (+1000)
New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr.: 14/1 (+1400)
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: When is MLB Home Run Derby? How to watch today's All-Star event
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