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The Home Run Derby changed to a bracket-style format in 2015, and hitters are now seeded depending on how many home runs they’ve hit this season at the time the field was set. If there’s a result you like, you can bet it.īut it’s important to keep the bracket in mind. Maybe you like hometown hero Story to beat the defending champ, Alonso? That’s +2690. Ohtani and Gallo are the two favorites, so what if you think Ohtani is going to beat Gallo in the finals? You can get that at +1070. Here’s the breakdown of the field sorted by both handedness and league: Playerįinally, there’s the always risky and enticing “exact outcome” bet. An American League batter winning comes in at -195, while a National League batter claiming victory is +150.

You can also bet on the handedness of the winner and which league that player comes from.Īt DraftKings, you can bet on a right-handed batter to win at +120, and a left-handed batter to win at -155. Here are those odds, along with each participant’s longest home run of the season: Player Speaking of long home runs, you can also bet on which player will hit the longest one on the night. This year’s competitors will truly need to take things to another level to get there, still, as Shohei Ohtani has the longest 2021 home run of all of this year’s participants at 470 feet. The Statcast record in a humidor-free environment was 513 feet by Aaron Judge at Marlins Park in 2017. The longest home run in Coors Field history was hit 504 feet by Giancarlo Stanton in 2016. So what does that mean for this prop? Well, the over is within reach. Major League Baseball announced this week that the humidor would not be used for the Home Run Derby. That’s been the case in virtually every season since park effects have been tracked, with the lowest number on record 109 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

Simply put: The thin air makes the baseball travel further.Įven with the use of a humidor (a temperature- and humidity-controlled device in which the baseballs are stored to help deaden the ball and regulate conditions), Coors Field this year still has a home run park effect of 110 (10 percent above the average), the highest of any park in baseball, according to Statcast. The stadium sits 5,190 feet above sea level, more than 4,000 feet higher than the second-highest park in the league (Arizona’s Chase Field at 1,086 is second, for reference). It’s important to remember that Coors Field is the most home run-friendly ballpark in MLB. Note: This total has increased since this article was originally published from 503.5 all the way up to 519.5. DraftKings, for example, offers a variety of uber-specific action, including how far the longest home run will travel: Length of Longest Home Run (Measured in Feet) It doesn’t end there, of course, as many books offer a variety of props, so you can pick and choose whatever suits your betting needs. Here are the odds, via PointsBet: PlayerĪs is the case with most events, odds vary depending on the book, so be sure to shop around to find the best price on the hitter you think has the best chance to win. The first and most obvious way you can bet on the Home Run Derby is simply picking the winner, which you can find at any legal sportsbook.