when is the mlb home run derby?

The 2022 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby was a home run hitting contest between eight batters from Major League Baseball (MLB). The derby was held on July 18, 2022, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, the site of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game.

The longest home run, among the total 291 hit by the eight players involved, covered a distance of 482 ft (146.91 m), and was hit by eventual champion Juan Soto in Round 1. With his victory, Soto, at 23 years and 266 days old, became the second youngest player to ever win the derby, one day older than Juan González when he won in 1993.[1]

This was the third derby since the format change in 2015 to feature tie-breaking rounds, as Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber went to a swing-off in the first round.

The bracket is a single-elimination bracket with three rounds total. The higher seed in each matchup always hits second.

The contestants have three minutes in the first and second rounds and two minutes in the final round to hit as many home runs as possible. The timer begins with the release of the first pitch, and the round ends when the timer hits zero. A home run will count if the timer hits zero, so long as the pitch was released beforehand. If the second contestant in the matchup exceeds their opponents home run total, the round ends.

Each contestant receives 30 seconds of bonus time after the regulation time expires. Additionally, the contestants can receive an additional 30 seconds of bonus time if they hit at least two home runs that equals or exceeds 440 ft (134.11 m) during regulation. Each contestant is entitled to one 45-second timeout in each regulation period. Timeouts cannot be called during bonus time.

Ties in any round are broken by a 60-second tiebreaker with no bonus time or timeouts. If a tie remains, the contestants will engage in successive three-swing swing-offs until there is a winner.

The prize pool for the contestants totals $2.5 million, with the winner receiving $1 million of that total.[2]

The participants for the 2022 derby were New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (3rd appearance), Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. (2nd appearance), St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (5th appearance), Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto (2nd appearance), Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez (1st appearance), Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber (2nd appearance), Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez (1st appearance), and Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (2nd appearance).[3][4]

* Round went into a swing-off after Pujols and Schwarber were tied 13–13 after regulation.

And though the event has seen many changes since its inaugural start in 1985, one thing has always stayed the same – the power.

It’s a baseball lover's dream to see a simple swing transcend into a home run right before their eyes. Imagine an entire day devoted to homers.

The slugfest features some of the league’s most powerful hitters, including Mets’ Pete Alonso, the 2021 defending champion and Yankees’ Aaron Judge.

Here’s everything you need to know about the slug experience before it begins in July, including its start time, TV channel and streaming links:

The 2022 Home Run Derby is slated for July 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

The 32nd iteration of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby is being held in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.

The T-Mobile Home Run Derby will air on the MLB Network and ESPN at 8 p.m. ET.

The 2022 Home Run Derby is available to watch on MLB.com.

The participants for the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby include:

Here are the four first-round matchups in the Home Run Derby bracket:

No. 1 Schwarber vs. No. 8 Pujols

No. 2 Alonso vs. No. 7 Acuña Jr.

No. 3 Seager vs. No. 6 Rodríguez

No. 4 Soto vs. No. 5 Ramírez

Dodger Stadium is hosting the Home Run Derby on Monday, baseball's annual jewel event held the night before the All-Star Game.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso has won the last two editions of the derby (2019 in Cleveland, 2021 in Denver) and could become the first to win three in a row, as well as only the second player to win three times in their career.

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The 2022 Home Run Derby features a bracket with eight sluggers, seeded by their home runs this season. Kyle Schwarber (29) is the top overall seed, with Alonso (24) getting the No. 2 seed.

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Here's everything you need to know for tonight's slugfest:

Time: 8 p.m. ET

TV channel: ESPN / ESPN 2 (StatCast broadcast)

Live stream: WatchESPN.com

No. 1 Kyle Schwarber (Phillies) vs. No. 8 Albert Pujols (Cardinals)

No. 2 Pete Alonso (Mets) vs. No. 7 Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves)

No. 3 Corey Seager (Rangers) vs. No. 6 Julio Rodriguez (Mariners)

No. 4 Juan Soto (Nationals) vs. No. 5 Jose Ramirez (Guardians)

From MLB.com:

Description The Home Run Derby is an annual home run hitting competition in Major League Baseball customarily held the day before the MLB All-Star Game, which places the contest on a Monday in July. Wikipedia