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With the MLB All-Star break now upon us, fans of the "Midsummer Classic" are gearing up to see competition amongst the league's biggest stars — including the annual Home Run Derby.
Changes are coming to this year's Home Run Derby event format. Major League Baseball is doing away with the timer system that's been in place since 2015.
Instead of trying to race the clock to hit has many home runs as possible, competitors will now get a set amount of swings to deposit baseballs over the outfield walls. Participants will start each round with a finite number of swings: 20 in Round 1, 15 in Round 2 and 15 again in the final round, according to MLB.com.
Due to the set number of swings, batters will not be facing an "outs" system like in years past. Instead, each swing counts toward a player's total. If a competitor hits a home run on their final swing, then that batter gets to keep swinging until they fail to hit a homer. In theory, a player could hit more than 20 homers in Round 1 despite the aforementioned swing allotment.
Here's what fans need to know ahead of this year's competition.
The 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 13.
For the first time in the league’s history, the derby will be streaming exclusively on Netflix.
This year's MLB All-Star festivities will be played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Home Run Derby will feature eight competitors eyeing home run supremacy.
Young Tampa Bay Rays superstar Junior Caminero announced on June 30 that he'd be the first batter competing in this year's competition. The rest of the field, including two hometown Phillies, is as follows (with their home run totals at the break in parentheses):
Tiebreakers in this year's Home Run Derby competition will be determined by home run distance in Round 1, and then by a three-swing swing-off if necessary in Rounds 2 and 3.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: How and when to watch the 2026 MLB Home Run Derby on streaming
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Changes are coming to this year's Home Run Derby event format. Major League Baseball is doing away with the timer system that's been in place since 2015.
Instead of trying to race the clock to hit has many home runs as possible, competitors will now get a set amount of swings to deposit baseballs over the outfield walls. Participants will start each round with a finite number of swings: 20 in Round 1, 15 in Round 2 and 15 again in the final round, according to MLB.com.
Due to the set number of swings, batters will not be facing an "outs" system like in years past. Instead, each swing counts toward a player's total. If a competitor hits a home run on their final swing, then that batter gets to keep swinging until they fail to hit a homer. In theory, a player could hit more than 20 homers in Round 1 despite the aforementioned swing allotment.
Here's what fans need to know ahead of this year's competition.
When is the 2026 MLB Home Run Derby? How to watch on streaming
The 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 13.
For the first time in the league’s history, the derby will be streaming exclusively on Netflix.
Where is the 2026 Home Run Derby?
This year's MLB All-Star festivities will be played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
How many players compete in the Home Run Derby?
The Home Run Derby will feature eight competitors eyeing home run supremacy.
Who's competing in this year's Home Run Derby?
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Young Tampa Bay Rays superstar Junior Caminero announced on June 30 that he'd be the first batter competing in this year's competition. The rest of the field, including two hometown Phillies, is as follows (with their home run totals at the break in parentheses):
- Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays (27 home runs)
- Ben Rice, New York Yankees (28 home runs)
- Jac Caglianone, Kansas City Royals (14 home runs)
- Willson Contreras, Boston Red Sox (20 home runs)
- Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals (22 home runs)
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies (20 home runs)
- Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies (32 home runs)
- Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox (20 home runs)
How will the MLB Home Run Derby determine tiebreakers?
Tiebreakers in this year's Home Run Derby competition will be determined by home run distance in Round 1, and then by a three-swing swing-off if necessary in Rounds 2 and 3.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: How and when to watch the 2026 MLB Home Run Derby on streaming
Continue reading...
