Home Run Derby Participants List: Complete, Final List of All Eight Players

Multiple stars will not participate in the 2024 derby.

Jul 10, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch brings the championship trophy to the field before the finals of the All-Star Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports / Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

The MLB All-Star break is nearly here, and with it comes the Midsummer Classic. But before that, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, will feature the Home Run Derby, the annual celebration of all-out offensive power.

The event's entertainment value is often driven directly from the profile of players that are selected (and choose) to participate. Here's a look at the participants this year.

The event's rules will also be tweaked slightly this year.

Full List of Every Player in the Home Run Derby 2024

This list will be updated as we learn more and participants are confirmed.

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson announced on live television during a game that he planned to participate. Later, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Alec Bohm also opted in, per an MLB announcement. New York Mets star Pete Alonso was announced as a participant on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball telecast between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. It will be Alonso's fifth straight appearance in the event, which he has won twice (2019 and 2021).

On Monday, Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. announced via social media his intention to participate in the event. Witt Jr. was named to his first All-Star Game as a reserve over the holiday weekend. Later in the day, the Atlanta Braves announced Marcell Ozuna would be participating as well after being named to his third All-Star team.

On Tuesday, Cleveland Guardians slugger Jose Ramirez announced via social media that he will be returning to the Derby this year.

On Wednesday, Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia announced he would participate, the only Ranger to take the field for the event on the host field. Then, akin to Henderson's announcement, Teoscar Hernandez announced he would participate during an in-game interview.

Player	Participated in HRD before?	Home runs	Average exit velocity (MPH)	Max exit velocity (MPH)	Average launch angle (degrees)
Gunnar Henderson	No	27	94.0	113.1	9.5
Alec Bohm	No	11	90.4	110.8	12.4
Pete Alonso	Yes	18	88.6	116.3	15.1
Bobby Witt Jr.	No	15	92.4	116.9	15.2
Marcell Ozuna	No	24	93.2	114.6	15.7
Jose Ramirez	Yes	23	89.6	116.6	18.1
Adolis Garcia	Yes	17	91.5	116.1	15.1
Teoscar Hernandez	No	19	91.4	112.7	9.8

And with that, the field of eight is set to go for the derby.

Here is the field ranked by sweet spot percentage,

Player	Sweet Spot %
Marcell Ozuna	42.4%
Alec Bohm	32.6%
Bobby Witt Jr.	35.8%
Adolis Garcia	34.6%
Gunnar Henderson	34.2%
Jose Ramirez	33.3%
Teoscar Hernandez	32.5%
Pete Alonso	30.1%

Here they are, ranked by barrels per plate appearance:

Player	Barrels per Plate Appearance %
Marcell Ozuna	11.7%
Bobby Witt Jr.	11.2%
Teoscar Hernandez	9.4%
Adolis Garcia	9.0%
Gunnar Henderson	8.9%
Pete Alonso	8.1%
Jose Ramirez	7.3%
Alec Bohm	6.8%

And lastly, here they are ranked by hard hit percentage:

Player	Hard Hit %
Gunnar Henderson	57.9%
Marcell Ozuna	55.4%
Bobby Witt Jr.	49.2%
Teoscar Hernandez	48.1%
Adolis Garcia	47.9%
Alec Bohm	45.2%
Pete Alonso	41.5%
Jose Ramirez	40.8%