Eight of Major League Baseball’s best sluggers are taking their hacks Monday night in the Home Run Derby, one of MLB’s crown jewel events during the sport’s annual all-star celebration. The Derby began at 8 p.m. Eastern at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, with television coverage on ESPN and streaming available on the ESPN app. Follow along for live updates.The eight contestants will match up head-to-head in a three-round, single-elimination format. Here are the first-round matchups: No.
In the first round, Randy Arozarena defeated Adolis García; Luis Robert Jr. defeated Adley Rutschman; Vladimir Guerrero Jr. defeated Mookie Betts. In the first two rounds, each hitter has three minutes to hit as many home runs as he can, and in the final round, each hitter gets two minutes. Hitters also receive 30 seconds of bonus time in each round, and an additional 30 seconds of bonus time if they hit at least two home runs 440 feet or farther.