The host: Philadelphia's 2026 All-Star Workout cap, the one Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber wear in the Derby. Image: New Era.
The Home Run Derby comes to Citizens Bank Park tonight, and for the first time it lives on Netflix instead of cable. Eight of the game's biggest bats get their swings in prime time, and because this is Philadelphia in the summer of America's 250th birthday, the wardrobe is doing as much talking as the baseballs flying into the seats.
The Quick Answer
Derby hitters wear their own team uniforms paired with the New Era 2026 All-Star Workout cap, a performance cap with a raised chenille team logo, diamond-mesh side panels, and a green Philadelphia All-Star bell-and-star patch. There are no special Derby jerseys. The dressier on-field cap, the one with 13 stars for the 13 colonies and a "United We Stand" lining, is saved for Tuesday's All-Star Game.
Here is the thing about a Derby: nobody wears a jersey you have not seen before. The special uniform era ended in 2023, when MLB went back to letting All-Stars wear their own team looks. What is actually new is on their heads. So we ranked and graded the eight Derby looks the only honest way we can before a single ball is hit, by how the cap and the uniform play together under the lights, and by the moment each guy is walking into. Every cap gets a ColorWay Sports letter grade, and we count it down from eighth to first.
8. Ben Rice, Yankees
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The interlocking "NY" is the most famous mark in sports, and in soft white chenille on classic navy it looks expensive. It is also the safest cap in the entire field. Navy on navy is restraint taken to the extreme, and on a night where almost everyone else brought a brighter, bolder crown, the Yankees look plays it so cool it nearly disappears. Beautiful up close, but last on a stage built for pop.
7. Junior Caminero, Rays
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Tampa Bay's navy crown with the columbia-blue and white "TB" is a handsome cap, but it lands near the bottom for the same reason as the Yankees: it reads dark from a distance. The columbia trim gives it a touch more life than New York's, which is the difference between seventh and eighth, but the monogram still loses a little of its punch in chenille.
6. Jordan Walker, Cardinals
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The interlocking "STL" is one of the prettiest logos in the sport, and the Cardinals red crown always carries. The catch is that a tightly drawn monogram gets a touch muddy when it is rendered as a fuzzy chenille patch. Gorgeous from the couch, slightly busy up close, and right in the middle of the pack.
5. Willson Contreras, Red Sox
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Here is where the caps start to pop. Boston pairs a navy crown with a red chenille "B" wrapped in a white outline, and that extra contrast gives it far more life than the plain navy caps below it. Classic Red Sox, but with just enough color separation to jump on the broadcast.
4. Jac Caglianone, Royals
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This is where brightness pays off. Kansas City's vivid royal-blue crown with a crisp white "KC" is one of the cleanest, most legible caps in the entire set, and the chenille lettering practically glows against that blue. Caglianone may be the long shot to win the whole thing, but his cap is a genuine winner.
3. Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
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The sleekest, highest-contrast look of the eight. Black crown, white chenille "Sox," nothing wasted. Monochrome black and white never goes out of style, and the plush chenille gives the old-English lettering real texture up close. The rookie who came over from Japan is wearing the coolest cap in the field that does not belong to a Phillie.
2. Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
The major league home run leader, hitting in his own ballpark, in the boldest cap of the entire set. Philadelphia's workout look goes red crown with a green chenille "P," a genuinely daring choice that will split the room. Some will love the jolt of color, some will miss the classic red on red. Either way it is the most talked-about cap on the field, and the loudest bat in the sport is wearing it at home. The only reason Schwarber is not first is the guy hitting after him.
1. Bryce Harper, Phillies
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Same daring red-and-green host cap, Philadelphia home whites, the uniform built for this exact city in this exact summer. Harper already won a Derby in his home park once, back in Washington in 2018, and now he gets to chase it again in the town that adopted him. The cap is polarizing and the jersey is ordinary. The moment is anything but. Nobody in this field is wearing more than Harper is tonight.
The Bottom Line on the 2026 Home Run Derby Looks
The uniforms are a wash on purpose, so the New Era 2026 All-Star Workout cap and the setting do the heavy lifting. The crispest caps of the bunch belong to the White Sox and Royals, where the chenille logos pop hardest against the crown. But on look and moment, the win goes to the man wearing the biggest story: Bryce Harper, home in Philadelphia, in the headwear made for America's 250th. Here is the full grade board, best to worst: Phillies A-, White Sox B+, Royals B+, Red Sox B, Cardinals B-, Rays C+, Yankees C. We will update this once everyone is on the field.
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What do players wear in the 2026 Home Run Derby? Their own team uniforms paired with the New Era 2026 All-Star Workout cap, a performance cap with a raised chenille team logo, diamond-mesh side panels, and a green Philadelphia All-Star bell-and-star patch. There are no special Derby jerseys.
Who is in the 2026 Home Run Derby? Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper of the host Phillies, Ben Rice of the Yankees, Junior Caminero of the Rays, Jordan Walker of the Cardinals, Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox, Willson Contreras of the Red Sox, and Jac Caglianone of the Royals.
Where and when is the 2026 Home Run Derby? Monday, July 13, 2026 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, with coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET and the Derby at 8 p.m. ET, streaming on Netflix.
Why don't All-Star players wear special jerseys anymore? MLB went back to letting players wear their own team uniforms in 2023, after the one-off league-branded All-Star jerseys were widely disliked. The special design now lives in the caps.
What is the theme of the 2026 All-Star caps? America's 250th anniversary, the Semiquincentennial. New Era's collection leans on Philadelphia landmarks and Revolutionary imagery, including the Liberty Bell in the event logo, 13 stars for the original colonies on the on-field cap, and a "United We Stand" lining.
What grade did each 2026 Home Run Derby cap get? Our ColorWay Sports grades, best to worst: Phillies A-, White Sox B+, Royals B+, Red Sox B, Cardinals B-, Rays C+, Yankees C. Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber share the Phillies cap and its A- grade, the highest in the field, while the Yankees' navy-on-navy look grades out the lowest at a C.
