2022 Home Run Derby Betting Odds

Outside of the game itself, there’s no question the MLB Home Run Derby is the highlight of baseball’s All-Star Week. The 2022 edition of the derby, which takes place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 18, is shaping up to be a good one.

Online sportsbook Sportsbook has updated odds on which man will emerge triumphant. Back to defend his crown for another year, Mets slugger Pete Alonso (+175) is the clear favorite in 2022 MLB Home Run Derby odds. He’s trailed by two past Derby participants in Kyle Schwarber (+350) and Juan Soto (+550).

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Below, we break down the 2022 odds to win the Home Run Derby and provide our best bets. You can find all these 2022 Home Run Derby prop bets and odds over at Sportsbook:

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2022 Home Run Derby Odds

2022 Home Run Derby Odds to win
Player	Odds
Pete Alonso	+175
Kyle Schwarber	+350
Juan Soto	+550
Ronald Acuna Jr.	+700
Julio Rodriguez	+750
Corey Seager	+950
Jose Ramirez	+1600
Albert Pujols	+2500

Can Alonso Repeat?

You should probably bet on Pete Alonso to win the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby, because no one has proven capable of beating him. The slugging New York first baseman has won the last two events and is back for another crown.

It doesn’t really matter what Alonso is doing during regular MLB games, because he brings a separate mentality to the homer derby. But if you care, he’s been amazing this season at the plate, too. Alonso has 24 homers in the first half of the season and leads all of MLB with 78 RBIs.

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Best Derby Value: Julio Rodriguez +750

While many are looking to Kyle Schwarber as a potential Derby value champ because of an easy bracket draw, the Phillies outfielder has said he’s changing his approach this year after waking up sore from the HR Derby a few years ago, so I’d stay away.

Instead, we’re going to stay on the same side of the bracket as Alonso for our betting value. In Julio Rodriguez we have one of the best young power hitters in baseball. He’s managed 16 dingers this year, despite playing in the spacious Seattle park and the big AL West stadiums, and we think he can shine in L.A. If he can get by Alonso in the semis, this is his to lose.

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2022 Home Run Derby Format

The derby is a three-round, single-elimination layout where batters have three minutes to hit as many homers as they can in the first two rounds and two minutes in the third. The clock can stop once in each of the first two rounds and twice in the finals.

Each batter will get an extra 30 seconds of time after each regulation period, and each man can earn a bonus 30 seconds – for a total of 60 seconds of bonus time – for every homer they launch of 475 feet or more.

Each player is also entitled to one 45-second timeout in each of the three regulation periods. Ties in any round are broken by a 60-second swing-off with no bonus time or stoppages.

2022 Home Run Derby Bracket

Here are the Sportsbook-round matchups for this year’s Home Run Derby bracket, seeded by 2022 homers:

No. 1 Kyle Schwarber vs No. 8 Albert Pujols
No. 4 Juan Soto vs No. 5 Jose Ramirez
No. 3 Corey Seager vs No. 6 Julio Rodriguez
No. 2 Pete Alonso vs No. 7 Ronald Acuna Jr.