The 2022 T-Mobile Home Run Derby is here, and some of the greatest sluggers in the game are taking their cuts at Dodger Stadium. Mets star Pete Alonso, the event’s reigning two-time champ, is looking to become the first player in history to win three consecutive Derbies.
Watch every swing live on ESPN and follow along with our T-Mobile Derby Tracker here, with each player’s performance updated below as the Derby unfolds.
No. 6 seed: Julio Rodríguez, Mariners: 32 first-round homers
The Mariners’ rookie phenom got the show started in L.A. with the second-most homers ever in the first round of a Derby. Swinging a black bat with his nickname “J-Rod” plastered all over it in Mariners green, Rodríguez crushed a 463-foot shot to left-center at Dodger Stadium for the first home run of the Derby. J-Rod heated up fast in his first Home Run Derby, crushing 14 home runs before calling timeout just over halfway through his round — then adding 11 more to take his total to 25 before bonus time. Seven more home runs in bonus time earned Rodríguez a standing ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd. J-Rod hit 10 homers of 440-plus feet, and six 450-footers.
LONGEST HR: 463 feet
HARDEST HR: 109 mph
AVG. HR DISTANCE: 420 feet
AVG. HR EXIT VELO: 104.4 mph
No. 3 seed: Corey Seager, Rangers: 24 first-round homers (eliminated)
Making a return to the stadium he used to call home, Seager had a tough act to follow after Rodríguez crushed 32 home runs to lead off the Derby. With his dad, Jeffrey, throwing to him, Seager earned bonus time early with two of his first four homers going more than 440 feet. He got up to 10 dingers before taking his timeout. Seager got into a groove once he came back, blasting 10 more homers to run his total to 20 before bonus time. He couldn’t overcome the deficit, though, ending with 24 home runs.
LONGEST HR: 451 feet
HARDEST HR: 106 mph
AVG. HR DISTANCE: 416 feet
AVG. HR EXIT VELO: 102.7 mph
No. 8 seed: Albert Pujols, Cardinals
6 home runs when seeds were set
No. 2 seed: Pete Alonso, Mets
23 home runs when seeds were set
No. 4 seed: Juan Soto, Nationals
19 home runs when seeds were set