Who Will Rule the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby Tonight in Atlanta?
Tonight is the night, baseball fans! The 2025 T-Mobile MLB Home Run Derby is here, and it’s shaping up to be a fireworks display you won’t want to miss. Set against the electric backdrop of Truist Park in Atlanta, this year’s Derby kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN2. It’s the most anticipated slugfest of the summer, and eight of the league’s top power hitters are stepping into the box to battle it out for the crown.
Let’s talk format first. The Derby features three rounds: the first round, semifinals, and finals. In the opening round, each of the eight players has three minutes or 40 pitches—whichever comes first—to launch as many home runs as they can. After that, there's a bonus round until three outs are recorded, with a chance to extend it with a 425-foot bomb. The top four sluggers from this round move on to the semis.
Then it gets serious. The semifinals are knockout style: 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3, based on first-round totals. Two minutes, 27 pitches, and no carryover of homers—clean slate. The winners move on to the final round, which follows the same format. The player with the most long balls in the final will be crowned the 2025 Home Run Derby champion. Oh, and each batter gets one 45-second timeout per regulation round, but no timeouts during bonus time or tiebreakers.
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Now let’s break down the lineup. Representing the Braves and the hometown crowd is Matt Olson, the only player in this year’s field with previous Derby experience. He’ll be swinging alongside rising stars and seasoned sluggers like Byron Buxton (Twins), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Yankees), Junior Caminero (Rays), Cal Raleigh (Mariners), Brent Rooker (Athletics), James Wood (Nationals), and Oneil Cruz (Pirates). Olson, with 276 career dingers, is no stranger to power, but don’t sleep on Raleigh—he’s already crushed 38 homers this season and is chasing history for most home runs by a catcher.
There’s also a lot of buzz around Caminero and Wood, both enjoying their first full big league seasons with over 20 home runs apiece. And then there’s Buxton, a Georgia native who might just capture hearts and headlines with a home-state win.
Last year, Teoscar Hernández stole the show with a thrilling 14-13 final win over Bobby Witt Jr., but he won’t be defending his title this year due to lingering injuries. That leaves the field wide open—and fans everywhere are making their picks.
Whether you’re watching for the moonshots, the money ($2.5 million in prize money is on the line), or just the thrill of baseball’s purest power, tonight’s Derby is the can’t-miss event of the All-Star festivities. Buckle up, because when those bats start swinging at Truist Park, the only question will be: who’s going yard the most?
Let the Home Run Derby begin!
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