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Home Run Derby to Stream Only on Netflix as Eight Sluggers Compete Under New Swing Format

The set-swing rules remove the timer and change endurance strategy as bettors zero in on hometown favorite Kyle Schwarber for the $1 million prize.

Miguel Vargas has 21 home runs entering the All-Star break.
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Overview

  • The Home Run Derby will take place Monday night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and begins at 8 p.m. ET with exclusive live streaming on Netflix.
  • Major League Baseball replaced the timer with a fixed-swing format that gives players 20 swings in Round 1 and 15 swings in the semifinals and final, and a home run on a final swing allows a player to continue until a non‑homer.
  • The eight confirmed participants are Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, Junior Caminero, Ben Rice, Jordan Walker, Willson Contreras, Munetaka Murakami and Jac Caglianone.
  • The winner will receive $1 million and pre-event betting and prediction markets showed heavy money on Schwarber, Caminero and Murakami with short odds and the largest market volume concentrated on those players.
  • The format shift returns the Derby to a swing-count model used before 2015, a change that alters pacing and stamina strategy and is amplified by Citizens Bank Park’s hitter-friendly profile during All‑Star Week.