We introduce you to Brent Rooker's high school hitting coach Joe Caruso, who will pitch to the A's slugger in the 2025 Home Run Derby.

MLB All-Star Week at Truist Park in Atlanta was in full effect Monday night with the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, one of the league's most anticipated showcase events. The annual competition featured eight of baseball's top sluggers battling to hit the most home runs in a three-minute round.

A thletics slugger Brent Rooker put on a show in Monday's Home Run Derby, slugging 17 home runs as the second participant and being the one that had to set the bar for the six batters that would swing after him. Three would clear his bar, two would fall short, and Cal Raleigh would end up with 17 of his own.

MLB's Brent Rooker hits back after a fan criticizes him for feeding his baby daughter during the 2025 Home Run Derby. The Athletics player shares daughters Blair, 3, and Blake, 11 months, with his wife,

Brent Rooker had himself a week during the All-Star Game festivities in Atlanta, Georgia. The Athletics outfielder participated in the Home Run Derby

Yesterday we discussed why Brent Rooker was at a disadvantage in the MLB Home Run Derby, since the wall in left field at Truist Park in Atlanta is ten feet further from home plate than the wall in right, and with five of the eight derby participants being left-handers, that could have an impact on Rooker's odds of winning.

Cal Raleigh made history on Monday night by becoming the first ever catcher to win the Home Run Derby, and many people feel he received a big assist from

Brent Rooker was eliminated from the Home Run Derby by just 0.08 feet, the slimmest margin in event history for the Athletics slugger.

The following competitors would go crazy, as Oneil Cruz and Junior Caminero would quickly overtake Rooker's early lead. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Matt Olson would get off to some struggles, which left Cal Raleigh and Rooker tied at 17, with both hitting their longest home run at 471 feet.

Oneil Cruz, Junior Caminero, Byron Buxton and Cal Raleigh advanced to the semifinals of the Home Run Derby on Monday night. Cruz and Caminero hit 21 home runs in the opening round, with Cruz receiving the top seed based on the longest home run tiebreaker.