Overview
- The Derby begins at 8 p.m. ET Monday at Truist Park in Atlanta and will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN2 with streaming via the WatchESPN app.
- The format features a first round of three minutes or 40 pitches followed by bonus outs, two-minute or 27-pitch semifinals and a two-minute or 27-pitch final with swing-off tiebreakers.
- Participants include Matt Olson, Cal Raleigh, James Wood, Oneil Cruz, Byron Buxton, Junior Caminero, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Brent Rooker.
- Cal Raleigh leads the betting at +280 on BetMGM, with Oneil Cruz at +350 and James Wood at +400 in a wide-open field.
- The Derby champion will collect $1 million, the runner-up $500,000 and each of the other six sluggers $150,000, with competitors selecting personal pitchers such as Todd Raleigh for his son Cal.