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Home Run Derby in Philadelphia Tonight to Stream Exclusively on Netflix Under New Swing-Based Format

The move to an exclusive Netflix broadcast combined with fixed-swing rounds reflects MLB's new media strategy and a return to a format designed to create late-inning drama for fans

Overview

  • The 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will take place at Citizens Bank Park and begin Monday at 8 p.m. ET with live streaming available only on Netflix.
  • MLB replaced the clocked format with a swing-based structure that gives each hitter 20 swings in Round 1 and 15 swings in the semifinals and final, and a homer on a hitter's final allotted swing allows them to continue until they fail to homer.
  • Eight players are entered in the field, including hometown Phillies Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, and betting markets list Schwarber as the pre-event favorite.
  • Netflix's production team will feature Matt Vasgersian on play-by-play with analysis from Barry Bonds, CC Sabathia, Hunter Pence and Anthony Rizzo for the exclusive stream.
  • The Derby is the first to move exclusively to Netflix under MLB's new multi-year media arrangement and returns to Philadelphia for the first time since 1996, a change that shifts how many fans will access marquee All-Star Week events and could alter TV viewing patterns for future seasons.