High School Home Run Derby

PJ Morlando defeats Samuel Richardson in the final round of the 2023 High School Home Run Derby

SEATTLE -- PJ Morlando made sure to get enough sleep the night before the High School Home Run Derby so he could dream about every single scenario that could happen on Monday night. Little did he know the best scenario possible would end up happening in front of a sellout...

PJ Morlando hits 24 home runs in the 2023 High School Home Run Derby to advance to the finals at T-Mobile Park

SEATTLE -- Mike Cameron and Gary Sheffield sat behind home plate at T-Mobile Park on Saturday morning and marveled at the rare air that teenage sluggers were putting on display in the High School Home Run Derby. Here were two elite power hitters of their era, with a combined 787...

Samuel Richardson and PJ Morlando discuss their future and performances in the 2023 High School Home Run Derby

Mississippi native Samuel Richardson puts on a show at the 2023 High School Home Run Derby

If Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby featuring Major League stars is the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert event, then Saturday’s MLB-USA Baseball High School Home Run Derby’s opening act comp would be HAIM. Since 2013, Major League Baseball has invited some of the best high school sluggers in the country...