Baseball Built a Home Run Derby in Minecraft With All 30 Ballparks
The virtual derby dates to 2021, and got every stadium in 2022.
As of May 2025, Major League Baseball had gotten into Minecraft before any other major pro league, and its game let fans play Home Run Derby inside replicas of all 30 big-league ballparks.
The Derby game has existed since 2021. As of May 2025, it had last been updated in 2022, when every one of the 30 parks was added.
Another update was planned for summer 2025 around the All-Star Game.
After the film A Minecraft Movie came out in April 2025, a handful of clubs had staged tie-in handouts, with the Red Sox and Mets among them, as of May 2025.
Questions people ask
What exactly is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a best-selling video game where players build and explore worlds made of blocks. It is available on consoles, computers, and phones. As of May 2025, it had about 140 million monthly players.
How does a Home Run Derby work?
It is a batting contest in which hitters try to hit as many home runs as they can before they run out of outs. Major League Baseball holds one each July as part of its All-Star festivities. The Minecraft version recreates that swing-for-the-fences format.