Monday, July 14, 2025 ⋅ 8:00 PM
Atlanta, GA
ESPN
For the first time since 2018, there are no Mets in the Home Run Derby. Pete Alonso declined the invitation, stating that he’s never been able to fully enjoy the All-Star week festivities. He will watch from the sidelines, along with teammates Francisco Lindor, Edwin Díaz, and David Peterson.
This year’s field features major league home run leader Cal Raleigh, who finished the first half with 38 long balls, one shy of Barry Bonds‘ record for the most before the All-Star break. Matt Olson, an Atlanta native, will represent the host Braves after Ronald Acuña Jr. withdrew. Brent Rooker, James Wood, Oneil Cruz, Junior Caminero, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Byron Buxton round out the field. Here’s the order in which the participants will bat in the first round:
- James Wood, WAS
- Brent Rooker, ATH
- Junior Caminero, TB
- Oneil Cruz, PIT
- Byron Buxton, MIN
- Jazz Chisholm Jr., NYY
- Cal Raleigh, SEA
- Matt Olson, ATL
As a refresher, here is the format for the event:
- No knockout stage until the semifinal round
- The top four batters will advance to the semifinals. The top qualifier will face off against the four seed, while the second and third place batters will face each other.
- If there is a tie (two players hit the same number of home runs, the tiebreaker will be whichever player hits the furthest home run that round).
- There is a pitch limit.
- The first two rounds are still three minutes, and the final round is two.
- For the first two rounds, the round is over when either the three minutes is up, or the batter has seen 40 pitches (whichever comes first)
- For the final round, the round is over when either two minutes or 27 pitches, whichever comes first, excluding the bonus round.
- The first two rounds are still three minutes, and the final round is two.
- Bonus pitches are not on a timer.
- Instead of getting 30 seconds, each player receives bonus pitches until they record three outs.
- If a player hits a home run 425 feet+ during the bonus period, the period is extended to four outs.
- Instead of getting 30 seconds, each player receives bonus pitches until they record three outs.
- Ties in the semifinals and finals are still broken with a swing-off once the knockout stage begins.
- Batters still get a single 45-second timeout in each regulation period.
