The MLB Home Run Derby received a lot of flak online for its production. However, it is perfect for our brain-rotted attention spans.

Cal Raleigh's triumph and O'Neill Cruz's jaw-dropping display at the 2025 derby highlight how MLB's All-Star showcase has evolved.

The baseball world converged in Atlanta for an entertaining edition with the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby Monday night at Truist Park. After a underwhelming event last year in Texas, fans saw balls soar over 500 feet and a late rally from a hometown slugger.

Brent Rooker is hitting back after a fan criticized him for feeding his daughter on live TV. The Athletics player responded to a post on X after a fan called him out for giving his 11-month-old daughter, Blake Eloise, a bottle live on camera during the 2025 Home Run Derby on Monday, July 14.

The fabled torpedo bats were again on center stage at Monday night’s Home Run Derby, as the Mariners' Cal Raleigh took home the title.

Ahead of the 2025 Home Run Derby, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at the longest homers in the event's history.

In the final between Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, the latter slugger hit what appeared to be his sixth homer of the timed portion — until someone with a glove jumped and hauled the ball in. It was unclear in the moment if the ball would have been a homer, but it clearly had potential.

SportsLine's Angelo Magliocca reveals his picks and MLB props for 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta, where Cal Raleigh, Oneil Cruz and James Wood are the favorites

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh, Monday’s eventual winner of the Derby, only made it out of the first round by less than an inch. He and Rooker were tied for fourth with 17 home runs, but Raleigh advanced because his longest home run went further than Rooker’s.