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Jordan Walker Wins 2026 Home Run Derby, 12-11 Victory

7/15/2026

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Jordan Walker Wins

Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2026 Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 13, 2026.
Walker defeated Phillies' Kyle Schwarber 12-11 in the final after hitting six consecutive homers to seal the win.
The sell-out crowd of 43,863 fans booed every non-Phillie participant during the contest.
Walker earned a $1 million prize, a trophy and a Liberty Bell necklace presented by Ryan Howard.

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Fans Urge Relocation

Social-media users, including an Atlanta Braves fan and a Washington, D.C. commentator, urged MLB to move All-Star Week away from Philadelphia after the derby’s hostile atmosphere.
A Philadelphia supporter praised the crowd’s booing of other participants as “perfection,” linking it to a 1968 Eagles fan incident that booed a Santa Claus.
The 2026 All-Star Game, in Philadelphia since 1996 at Veterans Stadium, sparked enthusiasm despite mixed online criticism.

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Walker Earns Million

Walker’s $1 million Derby prize exceeded his $800,000 2026 salary, becoming his biggest earnings of the season.
Junior Caminero hit the longest home run, a 491-foot blast, in his semifinal loss to Walker.
The eight sluggers combined for 131 home runs that traveled over 10 miles during the three-round event.
Boxing announcer Michael Buffer opened the Derby from a makeshift ring at second base.

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Netflix Airs Derby

Netflix will broadcast the 2026 Home Run Derby with a 7 p.m. ET pre-show.
The contest allows 20 swings in round 1 and 15 in rounds 2 and 3, and a homer on a swing adds extra swings until an out.
Ties are broken by longest-distance homers in round 1 and by three-swing swing-offs thereafter.
DraftKings and the Pennsylvania Lottery will give fans free SEPTA Broad Street Line rides after the derby and All-Star Game.

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Jordan Walker Wins

Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2026 Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 13, 2026.
Walker defeated Phillies' Kyle Schwarber 12-11 in the final after hitting six consecutive homers to seal the win.
The sell-out crowd of 43,863 fans booed every non-Phillie participant during the contest.
Walker earned a $1 million prize, a trophy and a Liberty Bell necklace presented by Ryan Howard.

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