MLB Home Run Derby takes place Monday, July 15, 2024, (7/15/24) at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
National League's Pete Alonso, of the New York Mets, bats during the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. MLB Home Run Derby, featuring top sluggers like Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson and Mets’ Pete Alonso, takes place Monday, July 15, 2024, at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.LAS VEGAS — He first played on the U.S. Olympic team as a 19-year-old. He did it again in his 20s, tThe Home Run Derby is altering its format.
In the first round and the semifinals, each hitter will get either three minutes or 40 pitches, depending on which of those benchmarks gets reached first. In the final round, a hitter will get two minutes or 27 pitches. That doesn’t include the bonus periods that hitters will get in each round. Each hitter will get bonus pitches until they hit into three outs during that period. He gets a fourth out if he hits a homer that goes at least 425 feet in the bonus period. Under the old format, each hitter got an extra 30 seconds of bonus time and could receive another 30 seconds of bonus time if he hit two homers of at least 440 feet during the regulation period.
Under the previous format, the eight hitters essentially competed in a tournament, with one-on-one quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matchups. They were seeded according to their season home-run totals.
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