Full List of MLB Home Run Derby Winners

Karl Rasmussen | Jul 7, 2025

New York Mets 1B Pete Alonso competes in the Home Run Derby / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

One of the most beloved events of MLB's All-Star weekend is the Home Run Derby, where some of the league's biggest power hitters compete in a showcase of slugging.

This year's Home Run Derby is slated for Monday, July 14, one day before Tuesday's All-Star Game, at Truist Park in Atlanta, home of the Braves.

Thus far, the players announced to be participating include Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., Seattle Mariners catcher and MLB's current home run leader Cal Raleigh, and Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood, though there are more names set to be revealed in the coming days.

Last year's winner, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, will not be back in 2025, so the throne will be vacant for a new winner. Usual contender Pete Alonso, who has won the event twice, will not be vying to add a third Home Run Derby crown to his résumé, leaving the door wide open for this year's participants.

We're going to take a look at the full list of Home Run Derby winners dating back to the event's debut in 1985.

Year	Player(s)	Team	Runner Up
1985	Dave Parker	Cincinnati Reds	N/A
1986	Darryl Strawberry, Wally Joyner	New York Mets, California Angels	N/A
1987	Andre Dawson	Chicago Cubs	Ozzie Virgil
1988 (Cancelled due to rain)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1989	Ruben Sierra	Texas Rangers	Eric Davis
1990	Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	Mark McGwire, Matt Williams
1991	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	Paul O'Neill
1992	Mark McGwire	Oakland A's	Ken Griffey Jr.
1993	Juan Gonzalez	Texas Rangers	Ken Griffey Jr.
1994	Ken Griffey Jr.	Seattle Mariners	Fred McGriff
1995	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	Albert Belle
1996	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	Mark McGwire
1997	Tino Martinez	New York Yankees	Larry Walker
1998	Ken Griffey Jr.	Seattle Mariners	Jim Thome
1999	Ken Griffey Jr.	Seattle Mariners	Jeromy Burnitz
2000	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	Ken Griffey Jr.
2001	Luis Gonzalez	Arizona Diamondbacks	Sammy Sosa
2002	Jason Giambi	New York Yankees	Sammy Sosa
2003	Garrett Anderson	Anaheim Angels	Albert Pujols
2004	Miguel Tejada	Baltimore Orioles	Lance Berkman
2005	Bobby Abreu	Philadelphia Phillies	Ivan Rodriguez
2006	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	David Wright
2007	Vladimir Guerrero	Anaheim Angels	Alex Rios
2008	Justin Morneau	Minnesota Twins	Josh Hamilton
2009	Prince Fielder	Milwaukee Brewers	Nelson Cruz
2010	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	Hanley Ramirez
2011	Robinson Cano	New York Yankees	Adrian Gonzalez
2012	Prince Fielder	Detroit Tigers	Jose Bautista
2013	Yoenis Cespedes	Oakland A's	Bryce Harper
2014	Yoenis Cespedes	Oakland A's	Todd Frazier
2015	Todd Frazier	Cincinnati Reds	Joc Pederson
2016	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins	Todd Frazier
2017	Aaron Judge	New York Yankees	Miguel Sano
2018	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	Kyle Schwarber
2019	Pete Alonso	New York Mets	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2020 (Derby Cancelled due to COVID-19)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2021	Pete Alonso	New York Mets	Trey Mancini
2022	Juan Soto	Washington Nationals	Julio Rodriguez
2023	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Toronto Blue Jays	Randy Arozarena
2024	Teoscar Hernandez	Los Angeles Dodgers	Bobby Witt Jr.

Teams With Most Home Run Derby Winners

No team in MLB history has had more different Home Run Derby winners than the New York Yankees, who saw Tino Martinez win in 1997, Jason Giambi in 2002, Robinson Cano in 2011 and Aaron Judge in '17.

Players With Most Home Run Derby Wins

Player	Years Won	Number of Wins
Ken Griffey Jr.	1994, 1998, 1999	3
Prince Fielder	2009, 2012	2
Yoenis Cespedes	2013, 2014	2
Pete Alonso	2019, 2021	2

Only four players in MLB history have multiple Home Run Derby wins, and no one has more than Ken Griffey Jr., who has won the event three times. Alonso could potentially rival that feat, though it won't be this year considering he opted out of the event.

Most Homers in a Home Run Derby

Year	Player, Team	Total HRs Hit in Derby
2019	Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays	91
2022	Julio Rodriguez, Mariners	81
2021	Pete Alonso, Mets	74
2016	Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins	61
2019	Joc Pederson, Dodgers	60

Despite holding the top two spots for most home runs hit in a single Home Run derby, neither Guerrero nor Rodriguez won the event that year. Guerrero was defeated by Pete Alonso in the final in 2019, while Rodriguez lost to Juan Soto in '22.

Most Home Runs in a Single Home Run Derby Round

Year	Player	HRs Hit	Round
2023	Julio Rodriguez	41	First Round
2019	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	40	Semifinals
2019	Joc Pederson	39	Semifinals
2023	Randy Arozarena	35	Second Round
2021	Pete Alonso	35	First Round

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