WASHINGTON – Welcome to Home Run Derby, the annual celebration of long balls, taters, dingers or anything you can call. National Park is the host of the event this year, with some of the best sluggers in the league.

Defending champion Aaron Judge will not compete Monday night, but Bryce Harper is the big story, performing in front of fans of his baseball stadium. This is the first time since 2013 that the national star has participated in the derby.

Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar, who topped the list with 24 home homers during the All-Star break, was eliminated

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Finals

No. 2 Bryce Harper (19 HR) defeated No. 5 Kyle Schwarber (18 HR)

• Schwarber – 18 HR – 453 feet longest – Schwarber looked distraught for a few minutes but found a second wind with about 90 seconds left. He added one in bonus time, but will that be enough …?
• Harper – 19 HR – The longest 473 feet – The local star appeared at the beginning of his turn, but turned it on after 2: 38 left on the clock. Harper tied Schwarber at the end of the settlement period and then took advantage early in the game.

Semi-finals [19659006] No. 2 Bryce Harper defeats (13H) # 3 Max Muncy (12H)

• Muncy – 12H – 429m longer: Muncy was clearly a bit out of his big first round and n & # 39 failed to reach the required 440 feet to earn bonus time. That could be costly with Bryce Harper on the bridge …
• Harper – 13 HR – The Longest 454 Feet: It's been heating up to red for about two minutes, making it long on five consecutive moves. He hit the home race with 1:12 left on the clock.

No. 5 Kyle Schwarber (21 HR) defeated No. 8 Rhys Hoskins (20 FC)

• Hoskins – 20 HR – longer 466 feet: With a little rest, Hoskins improves his first-round performance by crushing the balls in the field left.
• Schwarber – 21 HR – the longest of 448 feet: Schwarber continued to bombard, hitting the 21st circuit with the time allotted, without having to use his bonus time.

First Round

No. 2 Defeats of Bryce Harper (HR 13) No. 7 Freddie Freeman (HR 12)

• Freeman – HR 12 – Longest 437 feet: Freeman never really found his groove, reaching a ton of dollars. ; locations. Hit most of its circuits in the other direction.
• Harper – 13 HR – The Longest 467 Feet: D.C. fans got what they came to see, watching Harper punish bullets in the right field. His off – hook circuit lands with 28 seconds in advance on the clock.

No. 3 Max Muncy (17 HR) defeated No. 6 Javier Baez (16 HR)

• Baez – 16 HR – the longest 479 feet: The Cubs championship player always put everything behind his shots, and that paid off in the Derby. bullets in the left field. His homer of 479 feet was the longest of the night at this point. Muncy – 17 HR – The Longest 435 Feet: The breakout star of the Dodgers hit six homers in the first minute and continued to advance. His 17th circuit came with 30 seconds still on the clock.

No. 5 Kyle Schwarber (16 HR) defeated No. 4 Alex Bregman (15 HR)

• Schwarber – 16 HR – the longest 450 feet: Fans have been waiting for years to see him play in the derby, and he does not have the # Did not disappoint, driving bullets into the upper decks in the right field.
• Bregman – 15 HR – the longest 413 feet: Bregman came just short, with two balls hitting the warning lane in the last 10 seconds

No. 8 Rhys Hoskins (17 HR) defeated No. 1 Jesus Aguilar (12 HR)

• Hoskins – 17 HR – the longest 463 feet: The Phillies slugger caught fire in the last minute, drilling one above the wall
• Aguilar – 12 HR – the longest 428 feet: Aguilar could not find rhythm and was unable to shoot the ball, constantly going to center immediately.