2026 MDTL HOME RUN DERBY and ALL-STAR GAME

First Round
Christian Yelich (B) vs. Shohei Ohtani (A)
Walthall teammates Yelich and Ohtani opened the Derby. Neither hitter could get much going, with each finishing regulation with just 1 home run. The first-round swing-off decided it: Yelich's first swing was an out, while Ohtani launched one over the fence to move on.

Ohtani advances, 2-1 (OT).

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Eugenio Suárez (A) vs. Cal Raleigh (A)
Isotopes' Suárez got off to a slow start and finished with 2 home runs. Axemen's Raleigh found his rhythm, blasting 3 home runs before recording his fifth out.

Raleigh advances, 3-2.

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Trevor Story (X) vs. Aaron Judge (A)
The third of Walthall's four Derby participants squared off against Grey's outlier slugger Trevor Story. Story managed only 1 home run. Judge made everyone sweat, waiting until after his sixth out before crushing 2 home runs to survive.

Judge advances, 2-1.

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Kyle Schwarber (A) vs. Montgomery (A)
The final Warrior in the field, Montgomery, faced Evans' Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber came out swinging, setting the first-round high with 6 home runs. Montgomery finished with 2, but it wasn't nearly enough.

Schwarber advances, 6-2.

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Semifinals
Cal Raleigh vs. Shohei Ohtani
Raleigh caught fire early, launching 4 home runs before recording his third out. Amazingly, those four were all he would need, as Ohtani couldn't get anything going.

Raleigh advances, 4-0.

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Kyle Schwarber vs. Aaron Judge
Schwarber couldn't recapture his opening-round magic, finishing with just 2 home runs. Judge stayed consistent, hitting 3 home runs on his first five swings to punch his ticket back to the championship.

Judge advances, 3-2.

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Championship
Cal Raleigh vs. Aaron Judge

Defending champion Aaron Judge returned to the finals looking to repeat, but P-Town's Cal Raleigh had other plans.

Batting first, Raleigh blasted 5 home runs, with 4 of them coming after his eighth out, putting tremendous pressure on Judge.

Judge started slowly, hitting just 1 home run through his first five outs, then quickly recording four more outs. Down to his final out, he crushed another home run to give himself a glimmer of hope, but his next swing was an out.

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Cal Raleigh is your 2026 MDTL Home Run Derby Champion!

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Congratulations to P-Town and Cal Raleigh on capturing the 2026 MDTL Home Run Derby title!

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Home Run Derby Champions

2021: Luke Voit

2022: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

2023: Aaron Judge

2024: J.D. Martinez

2025: Aaron Judge

2026: Cal Raleigh

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