

Any tie in any round will be broken by a 60-second "swing off." The winner receives a $1 million prize. Each batter gets one one 45-second timeout in each of the regulation periods (i.e., not during any bonus time that's added on). Players can also receive bonus time based on home run distance. In the finals, each player has two minutes. Each contestant has three minutes in the first and second rounds to hit as many home runs as he can. Speaking of the format, it's a single-elimination tournament. And if you saw Gallo drop jaws with his batting practice session prior to the 2014 Futures Game, then you can imagine what he's capable of in this kind of format. At age 22, Soto is the youngest Derby participant this year. Alonso, who won the 2019 Derby, comes in as the defending champ. In addition to the presence of Ohtani, who may be the AL MVP frontrunner thanks to his excellence at the plate and on the mound this season, there's also the inspiring Mancini, who's a survivor of stage 3 colon cancer. MLB has set the bracket for Monday’s Home Run Derby: /7eoaHINmLs- Mark Feinsand July 8, 2021 TV: ESPN | Live stream: fuboTV (try for free) Where: Coors Field, Denver | When: 8 p.m. Here's how you can watch this year's Home Run Derby: 2021 Home Run Derby That means we could be in for a memorable Monday night.

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is the headliner, and he'll be joined by Juan Soto of the Nationals, Joey Gallo of the Rangers, Matt Olson of the A's, Trevor Story of the host Rockies, Pete Alonso of the Mets, Trey Mancini of the Orioles and Salvador Perez of the Royals.Ĭoors Field is already a hitter's environment, and the baseballs used in the Derby this year will not be placed in a humidor beforehand. The 2021 Home Run Derby field features some of the best (and youngest) sluggers in the game today. The 2020 edition was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year marks the first All-Star Game and related festivities since 2019. On Monday, Major League Baseball will continue the 2021 All-Star Game festivities in Denver with the Home Run Derby at Coors Field.
