Let's see some dingers.
MLB All-Star week is here, with the best ballplayers in the league set to gather in Arlington, Texas for a few days of fun. Included in the events is the fan-favorite slugfest — the Home Run Derby.
There is a long list of mashers who have taken home the title of Derby champion. The most recent titleholder is Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who won the 2023 Home Run Derby in Seattle.
Dave Parker won the first Home Run Derby in 1985, and since then many of the winners have been the biggest stars in baseball.
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From Mark McGwire to Barry Bonds to Sammy Sosa, winning the contest means entering rarified air. Alonso has already done that, but the rest of this year's field is filled with players looking to win for the first time.
Who has won the Home Run Derby?
There have been 39 editions of the Home Run Derby, and there have been 34 different winners.
| Year | Player | Team | Park (City) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays | T-Mobile Park (Seattle) |
| 2022 | Juan Soto | Nationals | Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) |
| 2021 | Pete Alonso | Mets | Coors Field (Denver) |
| 2019 | Pete Alonso | Mets | Progressive Field (Cleveland) |
| 2018 | Bryce Harper | Nationals | Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2017 | Aaron Judge | Yankees | Marlins Park (Miami) |
| 2016 | Giancarlo Stanton | Marlins | Petco Park (San Diego) |
| 2015 | Todd Frazier | Reds | Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati) |
| 2014 | Yoenis Cespedes | Athletics | Target Field (Minneapolis) |
| 2013 | Yoenis Cespedes | Athletics | Citi Field (New York) |
| 2012 | Prince Fielder | Tigers | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
| 2011 | Robinson Cano | Yankees | Chase Field (Phoenix) |
| 2010 | David Ortiz | Red Sox | Angel Stadium (Anaheim) |
| 2009 | Prince Fielder | Brewers | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) |
| 2008 | Justin Morneau | Twins | Yankee Stadium (New York) |
| 2007 | Vladimir Guerrero | Angels | AT&T Park (San Francisco) |
| 2006 | Ryan Howard | Phillies | PNC Park (Pittsburgh) |
| 2005 | Bobby Abreu | Phillies | Comerica Park (Detroit) |
| 2004 | Miguel Tejada | Orioles | Minute Maid Park (Houston) |
| 2003 | Garret Anderson | Angels | U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) |
| 2002 | Jason Giambi | Yankees | Miller Park (Milwaukee) |
| 2001 | Luis Gonzalez | Diamondbacks | Safeco Field (Seattle) |
| 2000 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | Turner Field (Atlanta) |
| 1999 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | Fenway Park (Boston) |
| 1998 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | Coors Field (Denver) |
| 1997 | Tino Martinez | Yankees | Jacobs Field (Cleveland) |
| 1996 | Barry Bonds | Giants | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) |
| 1995 | Frank Thomas | White Sox | The Ballpark in Arlington (Arlington) |
| 1994 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) |
| 1993 | Juan Gonzalez | Rangers | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore) |
| 1992 | Mark McGwire | Athletics | Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego) |
| 1991 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles | SkyDome (Toronto) |
| 1990 | Ryne Sandberg | Cubs | Wrigley Field (Chicago) |
| 1989* | Ruben Sierra | Rangers | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim) |
| 1989* | Eric Davis | Reds | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim) |
| 1987 | Andre Dawson | Cubs | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) |
| 1986* | Wally Joyner | Angels | Astrodome (Houston) |
| 1986* | Darryl Strawberry | Mets | Astrodome (Houston) |
| 1985 | Dave Parker | Reds | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis) |
* Co-winners.
Who is in the Home Run Derby this year?
This year's Home Run Derby will feature eight players, all of whom have hit double-digit homers in the first half.
- Gunnar Henderson, SS, Orioles (28)
- Marcell Ozuna, DH, Braves (26)
- Jose Ramirez, 3B, Guardians (23)
- Pete Alonso, 1B, Mets (19)
- Teoscar Hernandez, OF, Dodgers (19)
- Adolis Garcia, OF, Rangers (17)
- Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Royals (16)
- Alec Bohm, 3B, Phillies (11)