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The best home run hitter in baseball won the 2025 Home Run Derby. Monday night at Truist Park, Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh outlasted Rays slugger Junior Caminero to become the first catcher to ever win the Home Run Derby.
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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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A stage like the Home Run Derby is a perfect match for Chisholm, who is one of the more exciting and flamboyant players in the game. The 27-year-old has been on a tear at the plate since returning from an early-season oblique injury. He’ll try to continue that level of success in Atlanta.
SportsLine's Angelo Magliocca reveals his picks and MLB props for 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta, where Cal Raleigh, Oneil Cruz and James Wood are the favorites
On the call Monday night will be a familiar voice as ESPN's Karl Ravech leads the broadcast team along with Eduardo Pérez and Todd Frazier. Frazier, who won the event in 2015, will be making his Derby broadcasting debut after previously calling Little League games for the network.
Raleigh will become the second-ever player to switch hit in the Derby ( Adley Rutschman in 2023, lost 2nd round), plus no catcher has ever won the derby. This is year 39 of the event, so odds are against Raleigh despite him being the favorite.
Brent Rooker proved to be a double threat on Monday night when he fulfilled both his duties as a dad and an MLB player during the All-Star Home Run Derby.