Home Run Derby 2026: How to watch baseball's big hitters during MLB All-Star Week
The biggest hitters in Major League Baseball will step up to the plate on Monday night for the 2026 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby in Philadelphia.
This year features a new format and a new way for fans to watch all the home run action in the City of Brotherly Love.
Where is the Home Run Derby?
This year's event is being held at Citizens Bank Park.
What time is the 2026 Home Run Derby?
Gates open for the first on-field event of All-Star Week on Monday at 5 p.m. ET.
The derby gets underway at 8 p.m. ET.
Where to watch Home Run Derby 2026
The Home Run Derby will be streamed live on Netflix.
Who is in the 2026 Home Run Derby?
Eight power hitters were selected from across the league to participte in this year's derby. They include:
- Junior Caminero, third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Jac Caglianone, right fielder for the Kansas City Royals
- Ben Rice, first baseman for the New York Yankees
- Willson Contreras, first baseman and catcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Jordan Walker, right fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Bryce Harper, first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Kyle Schwarber, designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Munetaka Murakami, first baseman for the Chicago White Sox
2026 Home Run Derby bracket format
The competitors will bat over the course of three rounds before one player takes home the title of Home Run Derby champion.
Unlike years past, where players had to rack up as many homers as possible in a specific amount of time, each player this year will start the rounds with a set number of swings.
Participants will each have 20 swings in Round 1, 15 in Round 2 and 15 in the final round, according to MLB.
Whether they hit a home run or not, each swing will count against a participant's total allotment.
If a participant hits a home run on their final swing of a round, they can keep swinging until they no longer hit one out, MLB said.
The participants with the top four home run totals after the first round will move on to the semifinals and will be seeded based on their first-round totals.
They will face off head-to-head (No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3) to determine the two finalists.
2026 Home Run Derby tracker to see every hit
For anyone unable to tune into the livestream -- or anyone who just wants to keep tabs on the count in multiple places -- MLB has a virtual tracker that shows each participants hit count with trajectory and distance included.
The tracker will be available online here with live data throughout the event.
Home Run Derby predictions and rankings
The expert baseball analysts at ESPN shared their top picks among tonight's competitors for who they think will hit the most homers, have the longest hits and more, including some top highlight moment predictions.
Who won the last Home Run Derby?
While Cal Raleigh won't be back this year to defend his 2025 title, the Mariners catcher racked up an impressive 18 home runs to defeat Caminero in the finals last year at Truist Park in Atlanta.
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