Mariners Cal Raleigh claimed the final spot in the first round of the Home Run Derby over Athletics all-star Brent Rooker by an inch. Here is Rooker's reaction.

Athletics slugger Brent Rooker reacts after razor-thin loss in Home Run Derby, calls for transparency after controversial tiebreaker.

In a competition where distances are measured in hundreds of feet, you wouldn’t expect it to come down to a measurement of less than an inch. But that’s how Cal Raleigh advanced to the semifinals in Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Atlanta’s Truist Park.

Brent Rooker proved to be a double threat on Monday night when he fulfilled both his duties as a dad and an MLB player during the All-Star Home Run Derby.

Here's what happened that caused Cal Raleigh to advance to the second round of the Home Run Derby over Brent Rooker.

Cal Raleigh is the current home run king of Major League Baseball. He hit 38 home runs before the All-Star break which is more than anyone else in baseball, including Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and everyone else.

Star Home Run Derby on Monday, living up to the pre-event odds. The 28-year-old hit 17 homers at Truist Park in Atlanta to bag $1 million and a custom Derby chain. He beat AL slugger Brent Rooker by an inch,

Cal Raleigh moves on to Round 2 over Brent Rooker because of a home run distance tiebreaker during the 2025 Home Run Derby