Alonso and the Mets will close out the first half with two three-game sets on the road: one against the Baltimore Orioles that starts on Tuesday, and then the other against the Kansas City Royals.

Alonso won the Home Run Derby in 2019, but his 2021 performance at Coors Field to repeat as champion was his best in a stretch of five-straight appearances. The Mets slugger led each of the three rounds in homers and totaled 74 home runs overall, well above runner-up Trey Mancini's 58 in the contest.

Pete Alonso’s All-Star highlights have typically come during Monday’s Home Run Derby. This year, the Mets slugger put his power on display in the All-Star Game. With the National League already holding a 2-0 lead,

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Monday’s Home Run Derby. The event, part of MLB’s All-Star festivities in Atlanta,

1986 — Wally Joyner, California Angels and Darryl Strawberry, N.Y. Mets (Astrodome)

In one of the most exciting parts of All-Star Week, the 39th annual All-Star Derby will take place tonight at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Here’s the full list of Home Run Derby pitchers as we get set for all the dingers we're about to see: That would be his dad, Todd Raleigh. Eddie Perez, a coach for Olson and the Braves (who's also a former Atlanta catcher) will be throwing.

Every July, the Home Run Derby offers a fun break in the regular MLB season. The tradition started in 1985 and has aired on ESPN since 1994. The format and rules have changed over the years, but the objective has remained the same: to highlight the top sluggers in the league.