Question 1

When was the first MLB Home Run Derby?

Accepted Answer

1985

Question 2

Who won the first ever Home Run Derby?

Accepted Answer

Dave Parker

Question 3

What year did the Home Run Derby switch to a timed format instead of outs?

Accepted Answer

2015

Question 4

Who won the 2021 Home Run Derby?

Accepted Answer

Pete Alonso

Question 5

Who hit the longest recorded home run in Home Run Derby history?

Accepted Answer

Sammy Sosa

Question 6

What player won the most Home Run Derbies in their career?

Accepted Answer

Ken Griffey Jr., Ken Griffey, Griffey

Question 7

Who hit 41 home runs in a single Derby round in 2023, setting the all-time round record?

Accepted Answer

Julio Rodriguez

Question 8

What batter won consecutive Home Run Derby titles in 2013 and 2014?

Accepted Answer

Yoenis Cespedes, Cespedes

Question 9

Who won the 2024 Home Run Derby?

Accepted Answer

Teoscar Hernández

Question 10

What year did Bryce Harper win the Home Run Derby at his home ballpark in Washington D.C.?

Accepted Answer

2018

Question 11

Where did Josh Hamilton hit 28 home runs in a single round, setting a then-record?

Accepted Answer

Yankee Stadium

Question 12

What rookie won the Home Run Derby in 2017?

Accepted Answer

Aaron Judge

Question 13

Who was the first switch-hitter to win the Derby?

Accepted Answer

Ruben Sierra

Question 14

Mike Trout has never won a Home Run Derby

Accepted Answer

true

Question 15

What Arizona Diamondbacks slugger won the 2001 Home Run Derby?

Accepted Answer

Luis Gonzalez

Question 16

Who was the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby?

Accepted Answer

Wally Joyner

Question 17

What player won the 2009 and 2012 Home Run Derbies?

Accepted Answer

Prince Fielder

Question 18

Who won the 2015 Home Run Derby at his home stadium in Cincinnati?

Accepted Answer

Todd Frazier

Question 19

What team has had the most Home Run Derby winners with 4?

Accepted Answer

New York Yankees

Question 20

What player won the 2011 Home Run Derby with his dad throwing to him?

Accepted Answer

Robinson Cano, Cano

MLB Home Run Derby History Quiz

2) Who won the first ever Home Run Derby?

3) What year did the Home Run Derby switch to a timed format instead of outs?

4) Who won the 2021 Home Run Derby?

5) Who hit the longest recorded home run in Home Run Derby history?

6) What player won the most Home Run Derbies in their career?

7) Who hit 41 home runs in a single Derby round in 2023, setting the all-time round record?

8) What batter won consecutive Home Run Derby titles in 2013 and 2014?

9) Who won the 2024 Home Run Derby?

10) What year did Bryce Harper win the Home Run Derby at his home ballpark in Washington D.C.?

11) Where did Josh Hamilton hit 28 home runs in a single round, setting a then-record?

12) What rookie won the Home Run Derby in 2017?

13) Who was the first switch-hitter to win the Derby?

14) Mike Trout has never won a Home Run Derby

15) What Arizona Diamondbacks slugger won the 2001 Home Run Derby?

16) Who was the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby?

17) What player won the 2009 and 2012 Home Run Derbies?

18) Who won the 2015 Home Run Derby at his home stadium in Cincinnati?

19) What team has had the most Home Run Derby winners with 4?

20) What player won the 2011 Home Run Derby with his dad throwing to him?