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The 2026 MLB Home Run Derby is set for 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 13, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
It’s the first Home Run Derby in Philadelphia since the Phillies inaugurated Citizens Bank Park in 2004. The former Veterans Stadium hosted the 1996 derby, which was won by Barry Bonds.
Citizens Bank Park has featured 121 home runs this season as of July 13, and Statcast says it’s the fifth-friendliest park in 2026 for longballs. Track all regular-season homers at the park so far:
DIG DEEPER: MLB Home Run Derby also has big bucks on the line for tonight's champ
The eight-man field for the 2026 derby includes two Phillies players, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber. They have combined for 29 home runs in Citizens Bank Park this season, with Harper at 10 and Schwarber at 19.
However, there isn’t much home field advantage in the derby — out of the 39 Home Run Derbies, just three have been won by a player whose home stadium was that year’s host. But one of those three was Harper, who won the 2018 derby while on the Washington Nationals.
The other six players are Jac Caglianone of the Kansas City Royals, Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays, Willson Contreras of the Boston Red Sox, Ben Rice of the New York Yankees, Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals and Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox.
This year’s Home Run Derby will consist of a three-round format. In the first round, players will have 20 swings to hit as many home runs as they can. The top four will advance to a head-to-head second round, and the two winners from that round will face off in the final.
Methodology note: Home run data from Baseball Savant.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Track every Citizens Bank Park homer before the Home Run Derby
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It’s the first Home Run Derby in Philadelphia since the Phillies inaugurated Citizens Bank Park in 2004. The former Veterans Stadium hosted the 1996 derby, which was won by Barry Bonds.
Citizens Bank Park has featured 121 home runs this season as of July 13, and Statcast says it’s the fifth-friendliest park in 2026 for longballs. Track all regular-season homers at the park so far:
DIG DEEPER: MLB Home Run Derby also has big bucks on the line for tonight's champ
The eight-man field for the 2026 derby includes two Phillies players, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber. They have combined for 29 home runs in Citizens Bank Park this season, with Harper at 10 and Schwarber at 19.
However, there isn’t much home field advantage in the derby — out of the 39 Home Run Derbies, just three have been won by a player whose home stadium was that year’s host. But one of those three was Harper, who won the 2018 derby while on the Washington Nationals.
The other six players are Jac Caglianone of the Kansas City Royals, Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays, Willson Contreras of the Boston Red Sox, Ben Rice of the New York Yankees, Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals and Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox.
This year’s Home Run Derby will consist of a three-round format. In the first round, players will have 20 swings to hit as many home runs as they can. The top four will advance to a head-to-head second round, and the two winners from that round will face off in the final.
Methodology note: Home run data from Baseball Savant.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Track every Citizens Bank Park homer before the Home Run Derby
Continue reading...
