Former college baseball players who have won the MLB Home Run Derby

Solely 13 collegiate stars have gone on to take first place within the MLB Dwelling Run Derby because the All-Star weekend occasion was launched in 1985. The latest to take action was Florida product Pete Alonso, who received the 2021 occasion at Coors Discipline in Denver with the New York Mets. It was his second consecutive derby win, changing into the primary former faculty baseball participant to realize the feat. Alonso’s 2019 crown got here at Cleveland’s Progressive Discipline.

Earlier than Alonso, solely two MLB gamers in historical past had efficiently defended their Dwelling Run Derby title — Ken Griffey Jr. (1998-99) and Yoenis Cespedes (2013-14).

Let’s have a look again on the full listing of former faculty baseball gamers to carry the trophy: 

• #Junior Faculty
• *Denotes that participant was a co-winner
• ** Denotes energetic whole

That is 12 completely different winners unfold out throughout 9 completely different conferences and two divisions within the NCAA — Dawson performed for Florida A&M again when the Rattlers performed in Division II — with one other from junior faculty (Harper). The one two NCAA conferences with multiple consultant is the Pac-12 (McGwire, Bonds) and the SEC (Frank Thomas and Pete Alonso).