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2025 MLB Home Run Derby: Who is the slugger to beat?

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created: June 27, 2025, 3:39 p.m. | updated: June 27, 2025, 11:43 p.m.

Open Extended ReactionsThe 2025 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby is fast approaching -- and the field is starting to take shape. On Friday, MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners joined him. Acuna's raw power should also translate well to the Derby: Among players with at least 500 at-bats since 2023, he has the longest average home run distance in the majors. 2025 home runs: 32 | Longest: 440 feetWhy he could win: It's the season of Cal! No catcher has ever won the Derby, with only Ivan Rodriguez back in 2005 even reaching the finals.

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