Jordan Walker won the 2026 Home Run Derby, and he did it in about the most dramatic way possible: as the villain, in the villain’s least favorite place to be. The Cardinals outfielder walked into a Citizens Bank Park crowd desperate to see a hometown Phillie win, and he ripped their hearts out on the final swing, storming back to beat Kyle Schwarber 12-11 in the final. It’s the first Derby title in Cardinals history.
Here’s how the whole night played out.
Who Won the 2026 Home Run Derby?
Jordan Walker, in his first Derby appearance, in his first All-Star season. Three homers behind Schwarber with a single do-or-die swing left in the final, Walker needed to keep homering to stay alive, and he did exactly that, launching four straight on the bonus “final ball” and six in a row overall to snatch the title 12-11.
The Final: Walker 12, Schwarber 11
Schwarber set a brutal bar. The Phillies slugger and MLB’s home run leader opened the final with a 109 mph, 444-foot blast and six homers in his first eight swings, finishing with 11 as the crowd roared. It looked like enough.
Then Walker refused to lose. He homered on his final six swings, including four on do-or-die bonus cuts, to walk it off. He denied Schwarber, a runner-up for the second time after also finishing second in 2018, the chance to become just the fourth player to win the Derby in his home park.
Jul 13, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) reacts after winning the home run derby at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesFull Bracket and Results
Final
Jordan Walker def. Kyle Schwarber, 12-11Semifinals
Jordan Walker def. Junior Caminero, 6-5 Kyle Schwarber def. Willson Contreras, 9-8First Round (top four advanced)
Willson Contreras, Red Sox: 13 Jordan Walker, Cardinals: 13 Junior Caminero, Rays: 12 Kyle Schwarber, Phillies: 10 Munetaka Murakami, White Sox: 9 (eliminated) Bryce Harper, Phillies: 8 (eliminated) Jac Caglianone, Royals: 8 (eliminated) Ben Rice, Yankees: 7 (eliminated)Contreras and Walker tied at 13 atop the first round, with Contreras taking the No. 1 seed on the longest-homer tiebreaker.
Highlights and Storylines
Contreras played the perfect heel. The Red Sox slugger set the tone as the night’s first hitter, crushing 13 homers, including a 490-footer, and openly egging on a crowd that booed his every take and cheered his every miss. His semifinal against Schwarber was the sequence of the night: Contreras sat at eight with one swing left, popped it up, and Citizens Bank Park erupted like a World Series clincher. He fell one short.
Caminero hit the longest bomb. The 2025 runner-up smoked the night’s biggest blast, a 491-foot moonshot in the semifinals, before Walker edged him 6-5. Caminero had opened with 12 in the first round, nine of them traveling at least 420 feet.
The Phillie-on-Phillie drama delivered. Harper and Schwarber were the last two first-round hitters, and once Schwarber reached 10, the only man who could bump him was his own teammate. Harper made a late run and topped out at 482 feet onto Ashburn Alley but finished two homers shy at eight. It was a callback to 2018, when Harper edged Schwarber 19-18 to win at his home park in Washington.
The Yankees’ Derby drought continues. Ben Rice, with his father Dan pitching to him, took a while to find his rhythm and finished with a night-low seven homers, the second straight year a Yankee went out in the first round.
Caglianone’s power teased. The Royals rookie went quiet for a seven-swing stretch but flashed enormous pop when he connected, including a 477-foot blast and a 463-footer that cleared the center-field batter’s eye, finishing with eight.
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