Saturday was a good day to be a Longhorn. Grady Emerson and Beau Peterson – both University of Texas commits in the 2026 class – hit 26 home runs apiece to advance as the finalists in the 2025 High School Home Run Derby at Atlanta’s Truist Park,

It's a new era for MLB's Home Run Derby in 2025. As baseball's most iconic exhibition prepares to take over Truist Park in Atlanta next week, the field will not feature any players who participated last year.

MLB revealed the prize for winning the Home Run Derby, and it's not a trophy. Instead, the winner will receive a flashy gold chain featuring the phrase "Keep Swinging."