Home Run Derby 2026: Which big hitter won during MLB All-Star Week
The biggest hitters in Major League Baseball stepped up to the plate on Monday night for the 2026 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby in Philadelphia.
This year, the Home Run Derby featured a new format and a new way for fans to watch all the action in the City of Brotherly Love.
Who won the 2026 Home Run Derby?
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker was crowned the 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby champion.
Walker hit 12 home runs in the final round of the night against Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, who hit 11 homers. Overall, Walker hit a combined 5,558 feet during the derby, according to MLB.
Walker received the Home Run Derby Trophy, designed by Tiffany & Co., and posed for photos afterward with his family, including his father Derek Walker.
Where was the Home Run Derby?
This year's event was held at Citizens Bank Park.
What time was the 2026 Home Run Derby?
Gates opened for the first on-field event of All-Star Week on Monday at 5 p.m. ET.
The derby was underway by 8 p.m. ET.
Where did fans watch the 2026 Home Run Derby?
For fans not inside Citizens Bank Park, the Home Run Derby was streamed live on Netflix.
Who was in the 2026 Home Run Derby?
Eight power hitters were selected from across the league to participate in this year's derby, which featured three rounds. They included:
- Walker, right fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Schwarber, designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Junior Caminero, third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Jac Caglianone, right fielder for the Kansas City Royals
- Ben Rice, first baseman for the New York Yankees
- Willson Contreras, first baseman and catcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Bryce Harper, first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Munetaka Murakami, first baseman for the Chicago White Sox
2026 Home Run Derby bracket format
The competitors batted over the course of three rounds before one player took home the title of Home Run Derby champion.
Unlike years past, where players had to rack up as many homers as possible in a specific amount of time, each player this year started the rounds with a set number of swings.
Participants had 20 swings each in Round 1, 15 in Round 2 and 15 in the final round, according to MLB.
Whether they hit a home run or not, each swing counted against a participant's total allotment.
If a participant hit a home run on their final swing of a round, they could keep swinging until they no longer hit one out, according to MLB.
The participants with the top four home run totals after the first round moved on to the semifinals and were seeded based on their first-round totals.
They faced off head-to-head (No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3) to determine the two finalists.
2026 Home Run Derby tracker
For anyone who couldn't tune into the livestream -- or anyone who just wanted to keep tabs on the count in multiple places -- MLB featured a virtual tracker that showed each participant's hit count with trajectory and distance included.
The tracker was available online with live data throughout the event.
Home Run Derby predictions and rankings
Ahead of this year's Home Run Derby, the expert baseball analysts at ESPN shared their top picks among Monday's competitors for who they believed could hit the most homers, who would have the longest hits and more, including top highlight moment predictions.
Who won the last Home Run Derby?
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh didn't return this year to defend his 2025 title, but he racked up an impressive 18 home runs to defeat Caminero in the finals last year at Truist Park in Atlanta.
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