The crown jewel of the 2024 MLB All Star Game festivities, the 2024 T-Mobile MLB Home Run Derby, is set for Monday, July 15 from the warehouse-like Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. As has been tradition, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be presented on television by ESPN.
The Home Run Derby will feature three of baseball’s top ten home run leaders including Atlanta’s Marcel Ozuna, Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson, and Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez. Noticeably absent from the proceedings are overall home run leader Juan Soto and National League home run leader Shohei Ohtani. The ‘24 contest will feature a handful of first time participants and a series of rule changes.
Here’s how to watch, the contestants, odds, and rule changes for the 2024 T-Mobile MLB Home Run Derby:
2024 MLB Home Run Derby
- 2024 T-Mobile MLB Home Run Derby
- When: Monday, July 15, 2024
- Where: Globe Life Field | Arlington, Texas
- Start Time: 8:00 PM / Eastern
- Telecast: ESPN
- Broadcast: ESPN Radio and SiriusXM MLB Network
- Current Favorite: Pete Alonso (NYM) +300
- Current Longshot: Alec Bohm (PHI) +1600
2024 MLB Home Run Derby Participants
American League
| Player | HR | Longest HR |
| Gunnar Henderson (BAL) | 27 | 430 ft |
| Jose Ramirez (CLE) | 23 | 436 ft |
| Adolis Garcia (TEX) | 17 | 428 ft |
| Bobby Witt Jr (KC) | 15 | 468 ft |
National League
Player |
HR |
Longest HR |
Marcel Ozuna (ATL) |
24 |
446 ft |
Teoscar Hernandez (LAD) |
19 |
431 ft |
Pete Alonso (NYM) |
18 |
446 ft |
Alec Bohm (PHI) |
11 |
427 ft |
HR totals as of 7/12/2024
2024 MLB Home Run Derby Betting Odds from ESPNBet
| Participant | Odds |
| Pete Alonso (NYM) | +300 |
| Adolis Garcia (TEX) | +350 |
| Marcell Ozuna (ATL) | +425 |
| Gunnar Henderson (BAL) | +550 |
| Bobby Witt Jr (KC) | +600 |
| Teoscar Hernandez (LAD) | +1000 |
| Jose Ramirez (CLE) | +1200 |
| Alec Bohm (PHI) | +1600 |
2024 MLB Home Run Derby Rule Changes
The 2024 MLB Home Run Derby will feature a new set of rules for the first time since the 2015 contest. The key changes include the timing of the rounds and the number of pitches a batter can face. Here’s the breakdown of the new MLB Home Run Derby rules:
Timing Changes
- Round 1 & Semifinals (Round 2)– batters will be limited to 40-pitches OR 3-minutes at the plate, whichever occurs first
- Ties– each batter’s longest home run will serve as the tiebreaker in round 1. If there is a tie in the semifinal round it will be broken by a 60-second “swing-off.”
- Finals– batters will be limited to 27-pitches or 2-minutes, whichever comes first.
- Ties- there will be a 60-second “swing-off” in the case of a tie. If the tie is not broken the batters will engage in a three-swing “swing-off” until the tie is broken
- Bonuses– bonus pitches will be provided until a batter “hits into” three consecutive outs. A batter will also receive a “bonus pitch” for every homer of 425-feet or greater.
Bracket Changes
- Round 1 will no longer feature head-to-head bracket style matchups. The top four batters will move on to the semifinals where they will square off in a bracket-style competition.
- Semifinal Seeding will be determined by overall homerun count. Seeding ties will be broken based on the longest homer in round 1.
