Pete Alonso is entering the fifth Home Run Derby of his career tonight in Texas. After winning the first two he entered in 2019 and 2021 (there was none in 2020 due to the Covid-19 shortened season), Alosno was eliminated in the second round of 2022 by Julio Rodriguez and in the first by Rodriguez again in 2023. With Rodriguez not in the 2024 event, Alonso should breathe a sigh of relief.
The format for this iteration of the Derby was set in 2015, with a bracket system, but the rules have changed just about every year; Fansided has a primer on this year’s rules.