MLB Home Run Derby Winners

The home run is undoubtedly the most exciting play in baseball. It energizes the crowd as much as anything else in sports and can have an overwhelming impact on any game.

The tradition of the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby was started in 1985 in conjunction with the All-Star Game and pitted an American League team vs. one from the National League. In the early ‘90s the American League began to dominate the exhibition, so the rules were changed to make the Derby an individual competition.

Many greats have won the Home Run Derby. Here’s the list, including team name and total number of homers in the competition!

2009: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee: 23

2008: Justin Morneau, Minnesota: 22

2007: Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 17

2006: Ryan Howard, Philadelphia, 23

2005: Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia, 41

2004: Miguel Tejada, Baltimore, 27

2003: Garret Anderson, Anaheim, 22

2002: Jason Giambi, New York Yankees, 24

2001: Luis Gonzalez, Arizona, 16

2000: Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, 26

1999: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle, 16

1998: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle, 19

1997: Tino Martinez, New York Yankees, 16

1996: Barry Bonds, San Francisco, 17

1995: A.L., 21

1994: A.L., 17

1993: A.L., 21

1992: A.L., 27

1991: A.L., 20

1990: N.L., 4

1989: N.L., 9

1988: Rain Out

1987: N.L., 6

1986: N.L., 8

1985: A.L., 17

Source: MLB.com