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The Home Run Derby of Major League Baseball 2022 is scheduled for Monday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Leading the field of eight batters is New York Mets star Pete Alonso, who is trying to become the first batsman in history to win three consecutive MLB Home Run derbies (only Ken Griffey Jr. has three total Derby wins). Alonso won in 2019 and last year (no All-Star events were held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
In the field of eight of this year they are united to Alonso Juan Grove of the Nationals, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves, Kyle Schwarber of the Filis, Albert Pujols of the Cardinals, the debutant of the Mariners Julio Rodríguez, José Ramírez of the Guardians and the former Dodger and the current Ranger Corey Seager.
Here’s how you can watch this year’s Home Run Derby:
Home Run Derby 2022
On: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles | When: 8 pm ET; Monday, July 18 TV Channel: ESPN | Live Streaming: fuboTV (try it for free) Live Updates: Follow Here Featured: CBS Sports HQ
Bracket Home Run Derby
Participants qualify for the initial round based on the number of homers they have achieved this season starting July 13th.
- Kyle Schwarber number 1 against Albert Pujols number 8
- No. 2 Pete Alonso vs. No. 7 Ronald Coins Jr.
- No. 3 Corey Seager Vs. No. 6 Julio Rodriguez
- No. 4 Juan Soto vs. No. 5 José Ramírez
Format Home Run Derby
Here’s how the Derby works these days:
- Each contestant has three minutes in the first and second rounds to hit as many homers as he can. Contestants in the final, or third round, have two minutes.
- Each contestant gets a 30-second bonus at the end of each regulatory period, and this time can be increased to 60 seconds if the contestant gets a home run of at least 440 feet.
- Each contestant has a timeout of 45 seconds during each regulatory period.
- Any round that ends in a tie will be decided by a 60-second “swing off” with no downtime or extra time.
- The winner will receive $ 1 million of the $ 2.5 million in prizes.
Home derby odds
According to Caesars Sportsbook, Alonso is the favorite to take this third consecutive title. Here are the full odds for Monday’s showdown:
- Alonso: +190
- Schwarber: +350
- Basement: +450
- Coins: +750
- Rodriguez: +800
- Seager: +1200
- Ramirez: +1800
- Hills: +2400