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It's Home Run Derby time.
The highly anticipated 2026 MLB All-Star Weekend event has arrived with baseball's best home runner hitters this season aiming to be crowned this year's Derby champion tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
The focal point of this year's Derby centers around two teammates participating in their home ball park.
Philadelphia Phillies' first baseman Bryce Harper and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber are two of the eight competitors in the field, with both having notable Derby history against one another.
Back in 2018, Harper, then Washington Nationals' star, won the Derby in front of his home fans in D.C. as he defeated then Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber 19-18 to win the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park eight years ago.
Will Harper or Schwarber reign supreme again, or will it be a newcomer or rookie in the field that wins this year's Derby?
Here's all the details you need to know on how to watch, the participants, the new format, the betting odds and our prediction on who will win the 2026 Home Run Derby:
Stream: Netflix
The Home Run Derby will stream exclusively on Netflix.
That's because the 2026 MLB season began the first year of a three-year agreement between MLB and Netflix, NBCUniversal and ESPN.
After the Home Run Derby, only one more MLB event will air on the streaming platform this season which will come just over a month from now with the MLB at Field of Dreams Game on Aug. 13 between the Minnesota Twins (designated home team) and the Philadelphia Phillies at Field of Dreams Ballpark in Dyersville, Iowa.
Date: Monday, July 13
Time: 8 p.m. ET
This year's Home Run Derby will start Monday, July 13 at 8 p.m., with coverage beginning at 7 p.m on Netflix.
Here are the eight sluggers aiming to be crowned this year's champion in the Home Run Derby:
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: 32 home runs
Yankees' Ben Rice: 28 home runs
Rays' Junior Caminero: 27 home runs
Cardinals' Jordan Walker: 22 home runs
Red Sox Willson Contreras: 20 home runs
Phillies' Bryce Harper: 20 home runs
White Sox Munetaka Murakami: 20 home runs
Royals' Jac Caglianone: 14 home runs
This the new, updated format guide for the 2026 Home Run Derby, according to MLB.com:
Just as in the past two Home Run Derby events in 2024 and 2025, the participants with the top four home run totals from that round will advance to the semifinals, where they’ll be seeded based on their first-round homer totals and face off head-to-head (No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3) to determine the two finalists.
Home run distance will be the tiebreaker in the first round, with the player who hits the longest homer among the tied participants moving on. In the following rounds, ties will be broken by three-swing swing-offs until a winner is ultimately determined.
This new swing-based setup is similar to the Home Run Derby's from years past in 2015 and prior, which saw hitters start each round with a specific number of “outs” and aiming to hit as many home runs as they could before their outs ran out, with each swing not resulting in a home run counting toward that number.
Odds via BetMGM as of Monday, July 13:
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: +340
Rays' Junior Caminero: +425
White Sox Munetaka Murakami: +475
Royals' Jac Caglianone: +650
Cardinals' Jordan Walker: +650
Phillies' Bryce Harper: +850
Yankees' Ben Rice: 9/1 (+900)
Red Sox Willson Contreras: 11/1 (+1100)
Click here to see which player is our pick to win this year's Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Why is MLB Home Run Derby on Netflix? How to watch All-Star event
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The highly anticipated 2026 MLB All-Star Weekend event has arrived with baseball's best home runner hitters this season aiming to be crowned this year's Derby champion tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
The focal point of this year's Derby centers around two teammates participating in their home ball park.
Philadelphia Phillies' first baseman Bryce Harper and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber are two of the eight competitors in the field, with both having notable Derby history against one another.
Back in 2018, Harper, then Washington Nationals' star, won the Derby in front of his home fans in D.C. as he defeated then Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber 19-18 to win the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park eight years ago.
Will Harper or Schwarber reign supreme again, or will it be a newcomer or rookie in the field that wins this year's Derby?
Here's all the details you need to know on how to watch, the participants, the new format, the betting odds and our prediction on who will win the 2026 Home Run Derby:
Why is 2026 Home Run Derby on Netflix?
Stream: Netflix
The Home Run Derby will stream exclusively on Netflix.
That's because the 2026 MLB season began the first year of a three-year agreement between MLB and Netflix, NBCUniversal and ESPN.
After the Home Run Derby, only one more MLB event will air on the streaming platform this season which will come just over a month from now with the MLB at Field of Dreams Game on Aug. 13 between the Minnesota Twins (designated home team) and the Philadelphia Phillies at Field of Dreams Ballpark in Dyersville, Iowa.
What date, time is 2026 Home Run Derby?
Date: Monday, July 13
Time: 8 p.m. ET
This year's Home Run Derby will start Monday, July 13 at 8 p.m., with coverage beginning at 7 p.m on Netflix.
Who is competing in 2026 Home Run Derby? See participants
Here are the eight sluggers aiming to be crowned this year's champion in the Home Run Derby:
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: 32 home runs
Yankees' Ben Rice: 28 home runs
Rays' Junior Caminero: 27 home runs
Cardinals' Jordan Walker: 22 home runs
Red Sox Willson Contreras: 20 home runs
Phillies' Bryce Harper: 20 home runs
White Sox Munetaka Murakami: 20 home runs
Royals' Jac Caglianone: 14 home runs
What is the new Home Run Derby format?
This the new, updated format guide for the 2026 Home Run Derby, according to MLB.com:
- No timer and no “outs”
- Round 1: 20 swings
- Round 2: 15 swings
- Finals: 15 swings
- Each swing counts toward a player's allotment, homer or not
- If you homer on your last swing in any round, you keep going until you do not homer
- There is no bonus round and there is no “bracket” for the first round
- Tiebreakers: HR Distance (Round 1); three-swing swing-offs (Rounds 2 and 3)
Just as in the past two Home Run Derby events in 2024 and 2025, the participants with the top four home run totals from that round will advance to the semifinals, where they’ll be seeded based on their first-round homer totals and face off head-to-head (No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3) to determine the two finalists.
Home run distance will be the tiebreaker in the first round, with the player who hits the longest homer among the tied participants moving on. In the following rounds, ties will be broken by three-swing swing-offs until a winner is ultimately determined.
This new swing-based setup is similar to the Home Run Derby's from years past in 2015 and prior, which saw hitters start each round with a specific number of “outs” and aiming to hit as many home runs as they could before their outs ran out, with each swing not resulting in a home run counting toward that number.
Who's the favorite in 2026 Home Run Derby? See betting odds
Odds via BetMGM as of Monday, July 13:
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: +340
Rays' Junior Caminero: +425
White Sox Munetaka Murakami: +475
Royals' Jac Caglianone: +650
Cardinals' Jordan Walker: +650
Phillies' Bryce Harper: +850
Yankees' Ben Rice: 9/1 (+900)
Red Sox Willson Contreras: 11/1 (+1100)
Who will win 2026 Home Run Derby? Our prediction
Click here to see which player is our pick to win this year's Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Why is MLB Home Run Derby on Netflix? How to watch All-Star event
Continue reading...
