MLB, Atlanta Braves and Home Run Derby
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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.
Raleigh and Athletics star Brent Rooker both hit 17 home runs in the first round at Truist Park. Both had hit their longest home run at 471 feet. Rather than a swing-off to break the tie, MLB turned to the microscope, finding that Raleigh's homer traveled 470.62 feet, compared to Rooker's 470.54 feet.
Oneil Cruz enters the Derby with just 16 home runs on the season, but possesses the best raw power in all of baseball with the fastest bat speed and exit velocities that regular stretch towards 120 mph. He could take over this competition if he finds a groove.
The MLB Home Run Derby received a lot of flak online for its production. However, it is perfect for our brain-rotted attention spans.
There's not much better than the game's best power hitters showing off their strength and skill during the Derby. Tonight, we'll get to witness James Wood, Byron Buxton, Oneil Cruz, Jazz Chisholm, Cal Raleigh, Matt Olson, Junior Caminero and Brent Rooker battle it out to decide the 2025 champion.
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Cal Raleigh's triumph and O'Neill Cruz's jaw-dropping display at the 2025 derby highlight how MLB's All-Star showcase has evolved.
The baseball world converged in Atlanta for an entertaining edition with the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby Monday night at Truist Park. After a underwhelming event last year in Texas, fans saw balls soar over 500 feet and a late rally from a hometown slugger.
The fabled torpedo bats were again on center stage at Monday night’s Home Run Derby, as the Mariners' Cal Raleigh took home the title.
Major League Baseball presented its annual Home Run Derby on Monday night, and Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on the list of scheduled participants.Aaron Judge wasn’t either.A home run contest without baseball’s two most famous home-run hitters?
Mariners’ Cal Raleigh, Monday’s eventual winner of the Derby, only made it out of the first round by less than an inch. He and Rooker were tied for fourth with 17 home runs, but Raleigh advanced because his longest home run went further than Rooker’s.