<Ul> <Li> ← 2016 </Li> <Li> Major League Baseball Home Run Derby </Li> <Li> 2018 → </Li> </Ul> <Li> Major League Baseball Home Run Derby </Li> <P> The 2017 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby was a home run hitting contest between eight batters from Major League Baseball (MLB). The derby was held on July 10, 2017, at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, the site of the 2017 MLB All - Star Game . On July 5, the participants that will be eligible to participate in the Home Run Derby were announced . Aaron Judge won the Home Run Derby, becoming the first rookie to outright win the event . </P> <P> Eight players participated in the derby in a bracket - style, single - elimination timed event . Each player had four minutes to hit as many home runs as possible . Hitters were awarded an additional 30 seconds if they hit two home runs over 440 feet (130 m). Hitters were also allowed one 45 second timeout to stop the clock (two in the finals). Homers hit off a T - Mobile Ball during the final minute resulted in a $10,000 donation to charity by T - Mobile & MLB, to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America . </P>

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