
The T-Mobile Home Run Derby is tonight! Fans of the Washington Nationals will be watching to see James Wood win this HR Derby in Atlanta. His HR Derby pitcher will be Nats’ 3rd base coach, Ricky Gutierrez. They’ve been practicing over a week for this event, and Wood will be batting first in the event.
Here is the HR Derby lineup (8 p.m. ET, ESPN):
1. James Wood (WSH) Longest 2025 HR was 451 feet
2. Brent Rooker (ATH) Longest 2025 HR was 439 feet
3. Junior Caminero (TB) Longest 2025 HR was 424 feet
4. Oneil Cruz (PIT) Longest 2025 HR was 462 feet
5. Byron Buxton (MIN) Longest 2025 HR was 479 feet
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY) Longest 2025 HR was 441 feet
7. Cal Raleigh (SEA) Longest 2025 HR was 439 feet
8. Matt Olson (ATL) Longest 2025 HR was 434 feet
There are three rounds in this HR Derby that has a 1st round, to a semifinals and then the 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. If there is 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.
Who do you think wins?


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