Cal Raleigh Wins 2025 MLB Home Run Derby, Final Scores from Entire Bracket
No catcher had ever won the MLB Home Run Derby.
Until tonight.
After reaching the semifinal round by less than an inch, Cal Raleigh put on a clinic at the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby in Truist Park, Atlanta, hitting 18 home runs in a final-round thriller to narrowly defeat Rays’ third baseman Junior Caminero.
The Seattle Mariners' catcher, who entered the All-Star Break with one fewer home run (38) than Barry Bonds' record-high 39 in 2001, is 12 home runs away from becoming the first catcher in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a single season.
From round-by-round results to Oneil Cruz's physics-defying home run, everything you need is below.
Finals Results
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The year of the 'Big Dumper' continues.
Cal Raleigh did just enough to defeat Junior Caminero in a thrilling final round and become the first catcher in MLB history to win the MLB Home Run Derby.
Cal Raleigh: 18 (champion)
Raleigh dumps one into the pool:
Junior Caminero: 15 (runner-up)
Caminero's bid of reaching the 'Big Dumper' fell just short:
Semifinals Results
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Semifinals
Oneil Cruz hit a barrage of homers that defied physics, including a 513-foot missile. But his Home Run Derby journey came to an end at the hands of Cal Raleigh in the semifinal.
Raleigh will face 22-year-old Junior Caminero in the final.
Caminero got the better of Twins' center fielder Byron Buxton.
Cal Raleigh: 19
Dumper dumps all over Atlanta en route to the final:
Cruz hit another out of stadium in bid that fell short:
Oneil Cruz: 13 (eliminated)
Junior Caminero: 8
Caminero passed Buxton's mark with a minute to go to move on:
Byron Buxton: 7 (eliminated)
First Round Results
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First Round
Oneil Cruz, Junior Caminero, Byron Buxton, and Cal Raleigh advanced to the semifinal round.
Cruz, Caminero, and Buxton advanced with flying colors, but Raleigh won a tiebreaker over the Athletics' Brent Rooker by less than an inch:
Oneil Cruz: 21
The Pirates' centerfielder put on an absolute show:
CRUZ HIT ONE TO THE MOON:
Players and fans react to Cruz defying physics:
Cruz's full first round can be seen below:
Junior Caminero: 21
Caminero's moonshot was captured by a video-game-like angle:
Byron Buxton: 20
Cal Raleigh: 17
The 'Big Dumper' impressed with his switch-hitting skills:
Brent Rooker: 17 (eliminated)
The A's star was hitting deep balls during his time on the clock:
James Wood: 16 (eliminated)
The 22-year-old slugger smashed a homer that left the stadium:
Matt Olson: 15 (eliminated)
Jazz Chisholm Jr.: 3 (eliminated)
