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The 2026 MLB Home Run Derby is underway in Philadelphia . Legendary ring announcer Mike Puffer was there to introduce the eight participants in the Home Run Derby . The last player that Puffer introduced to the fans was the Philadelphia Phillies star, Bryce Harper .
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Harper came out to cheers from the home crowd and also had an epic entrance .
Harper came out, raising his hands and embracing the crowd. He then made his way to the ring that was set up at second base. From there, he climbed the turnbuckle, continuing to cheer on the crowd.
Harper will be the final batter in the first round at the Home Run Derby. This will be the third time he has participated in the event, and he has been successful in each of them. In the 2013 Home Run Derby, he made it to the finals, but would lose to Yoenis Cespedes of the Athletics . Then, in the 2018 Home Run Derby, he was in front of his home crowd for the first time. Harper was still a member of the Washington Nationals at the time, and the All-Star game was in Washington DC. He beat a member of the Chicago Cubs in the final that year, knocking off Kyle Schwarber .
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Willson Contreras is the only batter to have finished the first round, hitting 13 home runs in the first round, including a 490-foot bomb. Meanwhile, Jordan Walker is off to a hot start in the first round, hitting six home runs in his first eight swings.
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