India, July 15 -- Cal Raleigh won the 2025 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday, living up to the pre-event odds. The 28-year-old hit 17 homers at Truist Park in Atlanta to bag $1 million and a custom Derby chain. He beat AL slugger Brent Rooker by an inch, quite literally. However, the win has sparked controversy about the event's tiebreaker rules.

First-Round Tie: Raleigh and Rooker tied with 17 home runs in the first round, both with a longest homer of 471 feet. MLB's tiebreaker rule for the first round uses the longest home run distance, avoiding a swing-off. Statcast measurements showed Raleigh's longest homer at 470.61 feet and Rooker's at 470.53 feet-a difference of 0.08 feet (less than an inch). The Mariners' star advanced to th...