With his father pitching to him and his brother catching, the slugger nicknamed Big Dumper survives the first round via tiebreaker, defeats Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz in the semifinals and outlasts

Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was crowned 2024 Home Run Derby champion after defeating Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the finals. Hernandez slugged 14 homers in the final round, one more than Witt, to become the first Dodgers player to win the Derby title.

Mariners All-Star Cal Raleigh took home the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby crown during MLB's 2025 All-Star Week in Atlanta

Big Dumper helped drive a big boost to ratings for Monday night’s Home Run Derby. ESPN said that viewership for Cal Raleigh’s Home Run Derby victory was up 5% from 2024, according to Nielsen ratings.

You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. CAL RALEIGH Who says catchers can't win the Homer Run Derby? Certainly not Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, who became the first player at that position to win the event in MLB history.

Cal Raleigh has won the 2025 Home Run Derby, defeating Junior Caminero in the final. Raleigh leads MLB with 38 home runs this season. He is the first catcher to win the event and the second Seattle Mariner to do so after Ken Griffey Jr.