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In a Home Run Derby without many superstars, Harper stands out as the biggest name in the competition. The hometown favorite and pending free agent will look to put on a show in front of National fans, while division rival Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves will look to upset the powerful lefty. The Home Run Derby began with an upset when eighth-seeded Rhys Hoskins of the Phillies ousted top-seeded Jesus Aguilar of the Brewers. Aguilar had a solid showing, going for 12 home runs, but it wasn't enough to match Hoskins' 17. The four first-round winners moved on to the semifinals, where Bryce Harper, Max Muncy, Rhys Hoskins and Kyle Schwarber attempted to secure spots in the final.
The 2018 Home Run Derby is here, with eight players competing in three rounds at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Below, we'll go over where to watch the event, the format, the odds for the competitors and the eight-man bracket. Bryce Harper is the third player to win the Home Run Derby in his team's own stadium the first two being Ryne Sandberg in 1990 and Todd Frazier in 2015. Jesus Aguilar has put everything together in second full MLB season after making his debut in 2014 with the Cleveland Indians. In his second season with the Brewers, Aguilar already has surpassed his previous career home run total. The top seed will go up against another young slugger in Rhys Hoskins of the Phillies.
MLB Home Run Derby 2018: TV Schedule, Bracket and New Format Breakdown
XwOBA is formulated using exit velocity, launch angle and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed. Well, if that happens, players will compete in a one-minute swing-off. There's also a bracket of eight players, which was determined based on season home run totals. Bryce Harper headlines the field for the 2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in his home stadium. The eight-man field taking the plate at Nationals Park is made up of seven National League sluggers and one from the American League.
Diamondbacks All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke is never one to hold back his opinions. The total number of home runs hit on Tuesday was 221, surpassing for a new Home Run Derby record. Facing potentially the easiest route to get into the final round, coupled with being at his home park, Harper is an easy guy to peg as the favorite for this event. Sure, we could talk about his .214 batting average, but that has no bearing on this particular event. Now, it's a bit more like a video game and adds the element of a time limit. This is an event in which eight of the most powerful hitters get together to demonstrate their power in a competition to see who the home-run-hitting king is.
Aaron Judge (Marlins Park)
Schwarber, the first hitter in the final round, swatted 18 home runs, with a 453-footer ranking as his longest. Javier Baez swings at everything, which we saw in the first round. Baez secured the bonus 30 seconds with two long homers in the first minute of his round, then ended up with 16, including two in his extra time. If two players are tied at the end of their matchup, each player will get an additional 60 seconds to break the tie. If the tie lasts beyond the bonus 60 seconds, the matchup will go to three-swing swing offs until a winner is determined.
A Batted Ball Event represents any batted ball that produces a result. A batted-ball event with a launch angle between eight and 32 degrees. How fast, in miles per hour, a ball was hit by a batter. There have been some instances of non-All-Stars taking part in the event, including Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour in 2017. Last year's event was held at Marlins Park, so he was a hometown participant for the crowd in attendance to get behind.
No. 2 Bryce Harper vs. No. 3 Max Muncy
Baez, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar, and Astros third baseman Alex Bregman were eliminated in the first round of the 2018 Home Run Derby. Harper beat Dodgers breakout star Max Muncy in the second round to get to the finals. Schwarber knocked off Phillies slugger Rhys Hoskins to advance. Jump is a Statcast metric that shows which players have the fastest reactions and most direct routes in the outfield. How hard, in miles per hour, a fielder throws the ball.
If there is a tie even after that, players will compete in a pitch-by-pitch sudden death. In the first and second rounds, players will get a 45-second timeout. In the final round, players will get two separate timeouts of 45 and 30 seconds.
You often see hitters run out of premium unleaded in the 2nd round of the Derby. Kyle Schwarber won't be an All-Star, but he's as good of a bet as anyone to put on a show in Washington. When he connects, his power takes over, and he'll likely put together a few highlight reel swings on Monday. He'l go up against Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman in the first round. Kyle Schwarber put on a show, including a pair of long blasts to give him an extra 30 seconds. That proved vital in holding off Alex Bregman, who nearly rallied to tie Schwarber.
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Schwarber ends his night with 55 home runs in three rounds, the second-highest total in derby history. That looked like too much for Harper, but he rallied with nine home runs in the final minute to tie Schwarber, then blasted a walk-off in extra time to win the trophy. Eight players participate in the derby in a bracket-style, single-elimination timed event.
The winner of the 1 vs. 8 matchup will play the 4 vs. 5 winner in the semifinals, while the 2 vs. 7 winner will go up against the 3 vs. 6 winner. The derby started with a bang when eighth seed Rhys Hoskins of the Philadelphia Phillies clubbing 17 home runs, hoping to spark an upset of top seed Jesus Aguilar. Hometown starBryce Harper of the Washington Nationals headlined the field of eight players, which had several young stars set to take the stage for the first time. Jesus Aguilar of the Milwaukee Brewers entered as the surprise top seed after putting together a first-half offensive outburst. This is the first Home Run Derby title for Harper, who was the runner-up to Yoenis Cespedes in the 2013 Home Run Derby.
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