MLB’s 2023 Home Run Derby will take place on Monday night in Seattle at T-Mobile Park. Pete Alonso is the only New York player who will be participating. We’ve seen a number of Mets and Yankees players take part over the years, but what did the older players like Mickey Mantle have?
While the current general style of the Home Run Derby didn’t come around until 1985, an older version inspired it.
There was a 1960 TV series called Home Run Derby that involved a bunch of MLB legends going head-to-head for nine innings to see who could hit the most homers during that time.