Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Chase Harlan will get a spotlight Saturday night at Salt River Fields, where he’s been selected for the fifth annual Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. PT and will feature an eight-man field seeded into a single-elimination bracket based on home runs hit in Arizona Fall League games through play on Friday.
If players finish with the same home run total, the tiebreaker goes to the hitter with the longest homer. If that still doesn’t separate them, the higher seed goes to the player with the greater combined distance on his homers.
Harlan is the second Dodgers Minor Leaguer to take part in the derby, following Andy Pages in 2022.
The Dodgers selected Harlan in the third round of the 2024 MLB Draft. At this stage, raw power is his loudest tool, while his biggest area for growth is making contact against pitches other than fastballs. In 2026, he split time between Single-A Ontario and High-A Great Lakes.
The derby format starts with a 90-second preliminary round, and every home run hit there carries into the first round. From there, the bracket is set as No. 1 against No.
8, No. 2 against No. 7, No. 3 against No. 6, and No. 4 against No. 5, with the higher seed batting first in each matchup.
The second round keeps the head-to-head setup, with the No. 1/No. 8 winner meeting the No.
4/No. 5 winner, and the No. 2/No. 7 winner facing the No.
3/No. 6 winner. The final round decides the 2026 Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby champion.
After the preliminary round, hitters will have nine outs in each round to pile up as many homers as they can. If a round ends in a tie, the competition goes to successive one-swing swing-offs until someone wins. No bonus time based on distance will be awarded.
The full field also includes Antonio Anderson of the Boston Red Sox, Eric Bitonti of the Milwaukee Brewers, Brooks Bryan of the Kansas City Royals, Yerlin Confidan of the Cincinnati Reds, Alex McCoy of the San Diego Padres, Jack O’Dowd of the Colorado Rockies and Tai Peete of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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