High School Baseball: States with most MLB Home Run Derby participants

The first derby took place in 1985 with Dave Parker of the Cincinnati Reds winning in Minnesota. Aside from 1988 (rain) and 2020 (COVID), the derby has taken place every year.

California has the most all-time competitors with 37 players hailing from Golden State schools, including Barry Bonds and Aaron Judge.

Florida is second with 23. The last time the derby was held in Seattle, Luis Gonzalez of Jefferson (Tampa, Fla.) won the event. Gonzalez became the third player — joining Fred McGriff and Tino Martinez — to come from Jefferson, more than any school on this list.

The Sunshine State also has two-time winner Pete Alonso, who is competing on Monday. The only three-time winner is Ken Griffey Jr.



Brady Anderson, Carlsbad
Garrett Anderson, Kennedy (Granada Hills)
Hank Blalock, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)
Barry Bonds, Serra (San Mateo)
Bret Boone, El Dorado (Placentia)
Ryan Braun, Granada Hills
Hubie Brooks, Dominguez (Compton)
Tom Brunansky, West Covina
Matt Chapman, El Toro (Lake Forest)
Jack Clark, Gladstone (Covina)
Eric Davis, Fremont (Los Angeles)
Jermaine Dye, Wood (Vacaville)
Damion Easley, Lakewood
Jim Edmonds, Diamond Bar
Cecil Fielder, Nogales (La Puente)
Freddie Freeman, El Modena (Orange)
Nomar Garciaparra, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Jason Giambi, South Hills (West Covina)
Troy Glaus, Carlsbad
Adrian Gonzalez, Eastlake (Chula Vista)
Shawn Green, Tustin
Rhys Hoskins, Jesuit (Carmichael)
Adam Jones, Morse (San Diego)
Aaron Judge, Linden
Ray Lankford, Davis (Modesto)
Evan Longoria, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Mark McGwire, Damien (La Verne)
Kevin Mitchell, Clairemont (San Diego)
Mike Moustakas, Chatsworth
Eddie Murray, Locke (Los Angeles)
Joc Pederson, Palo Alto
Mark Trumbo, Villa Park
Giancarlo Stanton, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Darryl Strawberry, Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
Troy Tulowitzki, Fremont (Sunnyvale)
Chase Utley, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach)
Greg Vaughn, Kennedy (Sacramento)

Florida — 23
Pete Alonso, Plant (Tampa)
Javier Baez, Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville)
Dante Bichette, Jupiter
Jose Canseco, Carol City (Miami)
Glenn Davis, University Christian (Jacksonville)
Andre Dawson, Southwest (Miami)
Carl Everett, Hillsborough (Tampa)
Prince Fielder, Eau Gallie (Melbourne)
Steve Garvey, Chamberlain (Tampa)
Luis Gonzalez, Jefferson (Tampa)
Howard Johnson, Clearwater
Chipper Jones, Bolles (Jacksonville)
Manny Machado, Brito (Miami)
Trey Mancini, Winter Haven
Tino Martinez, Jefferson (Tampa)
Andrew McCutchen, Fort Meade
Fred McGriff, Jefferson (Tampa)
Rafael Palmeiro, Jackson (Miami)
Anthony Rizzo, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)
Alex Rodriguez, Westminster Christian (Miami)
Danny Tartabull, Carol City (Miami)
Gary Sheffield, Hillsborough (Tampa)
Rickie Weeks, Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs)

Texas — 11
Josh Bell, Dallas Jesuit (Dallas)
Lance Berkman, Canyon (New Braunfels)
Jay Buhner, Clear Creek (League City)
Ellis Burks, Everman
Jeromy Burnitz, Conroe
Chris Davis, Longview
Ron Gant, Victoria
Max Muncy, Keller
Trevor Story, Irving
Vernon Wells, Bowie (Arlington)
Chris Young, Bellaire

New York — 5
Pedro Alvarez, Horace Mann (Riverdale)
Bobby Bonilla, Lehman (Bronx)
Manny Ramirez, Washington (New York)
B.J. Surhoff, Rye
Mo Vaughn, Trinity-Pawling School (Pawling)

Georgia — 4
Charlie Blackmon, North Gwinnett (Suwanee)
Wally Joyner, Redan (Stone Mountain)
Matt Olson, Parkview (Lilburn)
Frank Thomas, Columbus

Nevada — 4
Kris Bryant, Bonanza (Las Vegas)
Joey Gallo, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Bryce Harper, Las Vegas
Matt Williams, Carson (Carson City)



Ohio — 4
Ken Griffey Jr., Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Paul O'Neill, Brookhaven (Columbus)
Dave Parker, Courter Tech, Cincinnati
Kyle Schwarber, Middletown

Oklahoma — 4
Joe Carter, Millwood (Oklahoma City)
Matt Holliday, Stillwater
Matt Kemp, Midwest City
Mickey Tettleton, Southeast (Oklahoma City)

Virginia — 4
Justin Bour, Westfield (Chantilly)
Michael Cuddyer, Great Bridge (Chesapeake)
Brandon Inge, Brookville (Lynchburg)
David Wright, Hickory (Chesapeake)

Arizona — 3
Cody Bellinger, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Paul Konerko, Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Ozzie Virgil, Moon Valley (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Illinois — 3
Jesse Barfield, Joliet Central (Joliet)
Gary Gaetti, Centralia
Jim Thome, Limestone (Bartonville)

Kentucky — 3
Adam Duvall, Butler (Louisville)
Corey Hart, Greenwood (Bowling Green)
David Justice, Covington Latin (Covington)

North Carolina — 3
Josh Hamilton, Athens Drive (Raleigh)
Wil Myers, Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point)
Corey Seager, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord)



Oregon — 3
John Jaha, David Douglas (Portland)
Dale Murphy, Wells (Portland)
Adley Rutschman, Sherwood

Tennessee — 3
Mookie Betts, Overton (Nashville)
Todd Helton, Knoxville Central (Knoxville)
Dan Uggla, Columbia Central (Columbia)

Washington — 3
Ryne Sandberg, North Central (Spokane)
Richie Sexson, Prairie (Vancouver)
Grady Sizemore, Cascade (Everett)

Alabama — 2
Josh Donaldson, Faith Academy (Mobile)
Bo Jackson, McAdory (McCalla)

Maryland — 2
Cal Ripken Jr., Aberdeen
Mark Teixeira, Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)

Missouri — 2
Ryan Howard, Lafayette (Wildwood)
Albert Pujols, Fort Osage (Independence)



South Carolina — 2
Jim Rice, T.L. Hanna (Anderson)
Reggie Sanders, Wilson (Florence)

Arkansas — 1
Torii Hunter, Pine Bluff

Connecticut — 1
Jeff Bagwell, Xavier (Middletown)

Louisiana — 1
Albert Belle, Huntington (Shreveport)

Massachusetts — 1
Carlos Pena, Haverhill

Michigan — 1
Chris Sabo, Catholic Central (Novi)

Minnesota — 1
Joe Mauer, Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul)

Mississippi — 1
Brian Dozier, Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton)



New Hampshire — 1
Carlton Fisk, Charlestown

New Jersey — 1
Todd Frazier, Toms River South (Toms River)

New Mexico — 1
Alex Bregman, Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque)

Pennsylvania — 1
Mike Piazza, Phoenixville

West Virginia — 1
Nick Swisher, Parkersburg