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After being denied the home run derby title, Athletics slugger Brent Rooker redeems himself with a critical homer in the game.
Raleigh and Athletics star Brent Rooker both hit 17 home runs in the first round at Truist Park. Both had hit their longest home run at 471 feet. Rather than a swing-off to break the tie, MLB turned to the microscope, finding that Raleigh's homer traveled 470.62 feet, compared to Rooker's 470.54 feet.
If Brent Rooker felt he needed any sort of redemption for Monday night’s inch of a first-round exit in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, he got it Tuesday night. First, Rooker homered in the top of the sev
MLB's Brent Rooker hits back after a fan criticizes him for feeding his baby daughter during the 2025 Home Run Derby. The Athletics player shares daughters Blair, 3, and Blake, 11 months, with his wife,
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNWatch Athletics slugger Brent Rooker crush three-run homer in MLB All-Star GameThe American League had struggled to score any runs through six innings of the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night, then Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker came to the plate. Rooker crushed a three-run,
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker came less than an inch from advancing into the semifinals of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday night. Leaning heavy on the pull side at Truist Park, Rooker hit 17 ho
Brent Rooker doesn't plan to change his approach at the plate for the Home Run Derby. “I mean, look, just about every swing I’ve ever taken in my life I’ve been trying to hit a home run,” the Athletics slugger said.
A's outfielder Brent Rooker and Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. round out the participants of the 2025 Home Run Derby.