2025 MLB Home Run Derby open thread

The 2025 MLB All-Star Game is just over 24 hours away, which means that it’s time for the big event that precedes the Midsummer Classic. It’s time to forget about the worries of the world and all the agony and misery that exists, so we can all just focus on watching eight of baseball’s best sluggers sock some dingers for a few hours. The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is here, and hopefully we’ll see Matt Olson of the Atlanta Braves defend this house and come away with the trophy.

Here’s the list of competitors:

ATL Matt Olson
ATH Brent Rooker
MIN Byron Buxton
NYY Jazz Chisholm Jr.
PIT Oneil Cruz
TB Junior Caminero
SEA Cal Raleigh
WAS James Wood

The big event is set to start at 8:00 p.m. ET. Here’s a link to the preview of tonight’s contest, which can be seen on ESPN and listened to on Sirius XM. Come on down and join us!