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The Home Run Derby and MLB All-Star Game are right around the corner. The Atlanta Braves will be hosting the event at Truist Park, the stadium's first Mid-Summer Classic. MLB listened to the fans and brought team jerseys back to the game, but the derby will have unique jerseys. The Home Run Derby uniforms will honor Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth to commemorate their record-breaking homers.
JUST IN: The 2025 Home Run Derby jerseys have been revealed!
The Derby takes place on July 14 (7-14) and the All-Star Game on July 15 (7-15). In 1935, Babe Ruth hit his 714th home run with the then Boston Braves. Nearly 40 years later, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s record with his… pic.twitter.com/k5T8TJv58t
— MLB (@MLB) July 3, 2025
“The Derby takes place on July 14 (7-14) and the All-Star Game on July 15 (7-15). In 1935, Babe Ruth hit his 714th home run with the then-Boston Braves. Nearly 40 years later, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s record with his 715th home run in Atlanta. As tributes to Hank and Babe, National League players in the Derby will wear No. 44 on their jerseys, and American League players will wear No. 3,” a post from the MLB official account reads.
Ruth played just 28 games with the Boston Braves, returning to the city where he started his MLB career. He hit his final six homers with the Braves, his only stint in the National League. Aaron played 21 seasons with the Braves organization, 12 in Milwaukee and nine in Atlanta. Aaron broke Ruth's record in Atlanta on April 8, 1974.
This is, however, not the first time MLB has honored Aaron at the Home Run Derby. After he passed away in 2021, every Home Run Derby participant wore number 44. Now, as the Braves host the game, Aaron is honored once again. The dates of the All-Star Break are certainly an added bonus, as they go along with the record-breaking homers.
Only three players have been confirmed participants in the Home Run Derby. Ronald Acuña Jr will put on a show for the home fans, homer leader Cal Raleigh is locked in, and rookie James Wood will participate. Could Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani make another Home Run Derby appearance?
