​Home Run Derby winners by year: Complete list of MLB players to win baseball’s slugfest since 1985 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Let’s see some dingers.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMLB All-Star week is one of the most highly anticipated events of the summer and includes the fan-favorite slugfest — the Home Run Derby.There is a long list of mashers who have taken home the title of Derby champion. The most recent titleholder is Cal Raliegh, who won the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga.Dave Parker won the first Home Run Derby in 1985, and since then, many of the champions have gone on to be Hall of Famers. From Ryne Sandberg to Ken Griffey Jr., winning the contest means entering rarified air.The Sporting News takes a look at the complete history of the Home Run Derby.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: Home Run Derby records: Most home runs hit in a single round, year in MLB historyThere have been 40 editions of the Home Run Derby, and there have been 35 different winners. Here’s a look at every champion in the 40-year history of the event.YearPlayerTeamPark (City)Total HRsNotes2025Cal RaleighMarinersTruist Park (Atlanta)54First catcher and second switch-hitter to win the HR Derby.2024Teoscar HernandezDodgersGlobe Life Field (Arlington)49Top four home run hitters from first round advance to second round, with reseeding based on first round totals.2023Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue JaysT-Mobile Park (Seattle)72Father-son duo wins the HR Derby for the first time. Julio Rodriguez set the record for most HRs in a single round (41, first round).2022Juan SotoNationalsDodger Stadium (Los Angeles)532021Pete AlonsoMetsCoors Field (Denver)742019Pete AlonsoMetsProgressive Field (Cleveland)57Vladimir Guerrero Jr. set the record for the most home runs in a single HR Derby (91).2018Bryce HarperNationalsNationals Park (Washington, D.C.)452017Aaron JudgeYankeesMarlins Park (Miami)472016Giancarlo StantonMarlinsPetco Park (San Diego)612015Todd FrazierRedsGreat American Ball Park (Cincinnati)38First year of bracket-style competition, with timed rounds instead of outs.2014Yoenis CespedesAthleticsTarget Field (Minneapolis)28Field included 10 hitters. Top home run hitter from each league in the first round received a bye to semifinals.2013Yoenis CespedesAthleticsCiti Field (New York)322012Prince FielderTigersKauffman Stadium (Kansas City)282011Robinson CanoYankeesChase Field (Phoenix)322010David OrtizRed SoxAngel Stadium (Anaheim)322009Prince FielderBrewersBusch Stadium (St. Louis)232008Justin MorneauTwinsYankee Stadium (New York)222007Vladimir GuerreroAngelsAT&T Park (San Francisco)172006Ryan HowardPhilliesPNC Park (Pittsburgh)232005Bobby AbreuPhilliesComerica Park (Detroit)41Field included eight players from eight different countries.2004Miguel TejadaOriolesMinute Maid Park (Houston)272003Garret AndersonAngelsU.S. Cellular Field (Chicago)22Semifinal matchups