2026 Home Run Derby features new format, familiar faces in Philadelphia
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 13, 2026, 11:00 PM
Last updated Jul 13, 2026
The 2026 Home Run Derby is taking place today in Philadelphia, showcasing a field of participants that includes Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper from the Phillies, along with Junior Caminero, Munetaka Murakami, Jordan Walker, Jac Caglianone, Willson Contreras, and Ben Rice. The event introduces a new format, reverting to a swing limit instead of a timer, emphasizing traditional power-hitting strategies. This year's Derby is streamed exclusively on Netflix, with pre-event coverage already underway ahead of the main event at 8:00 PM ET.
- •Participants include two Phillies and a Yankee.
- •The event starts at 8:00 PM ET, streaming on Netflix.
- •The format changes back to a swing limit instead of a timer.
- •Pre-event coverage is already in progress.
- 12:10 AMYahoo Sports — “Game”thread: Home Run Derby
- 11:48 PMYahoo Sports — Open Thread For Home Run Derby
- 11:00 PMYahoo Sports — Open Thread: 2026 Home Run Derby
"It’s Dinger time (and not the Rockies mascot). Tonight includes a couple Phillies on the list: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies Jac Caglione, Royals Wilson Contreras, Red Sox Ben Rice, Yankees Junior Caminero, Rays Bryce Harper, Phillies Jordan Walker, Cardinals Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
"I’ll admit, I have no interest in the home run. I think my lack of interest comes, in part, from listening to Chris Berman saying back back back back back back, like he was a chicken. But, mostly, because it the home run derby is the same thing over and over. But I realize, my […]
"New format, new network, still a bunch of dingers.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsJul 14, 2026, 12:10 AM“Game”thread: Home Run Derby
It’s Dinger time (and not the Rockies mascot). Tonight includes a couple Phillies on the list: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies Jac Caglione, Royals Wilson Contreras, Red Sox Ben Rice, Yankees Junior Caminero, Rays Bryce Harper, Phillies Jordan Walker, Cardinals Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
- Yahoo SportsJul 13, 2026, 11:48 PMOpen Thread For Home Run Derby
I’ll admit, I have no interest in the home run. I think my lack of interest comes, in part, from listening to Chris Berman saying back back back back back back, like he was a chicken. But, mostly, because it the home run derby is the same thing over and over. But I realize, my […]
- Yahoo SportsJul 13, 2026, 11:00 PMOpen Thread: 2026 Home Run Derby
New format, new network, still a bunch of dingers.
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