Cardinals star Jordan Walker earned more money from Home Run Derby win than 2026 salary

St. Louis Cardinals prima Jordan Walker deed the shot lottery by winning the Home Run Derby.

Walker, 24, made much wealth from winning the Home Run Derby connected Monday nighttime than helium volition gain this play from the Cardinals.

Walker homered connected his last six swings of the night, and with his electrifying comeback that took down hometown leader and Philadelphia Phillies prima Kyle Schwarber astatine Citizens Bank Park, helium earned $1 million. The prize wealth much than doubled his income for the season, arsenic helium is earning $799,400 from the Cardinals, according to Spotrac.

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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker competes successful the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby Monday successful Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP)

The Home Run Derby featured a prize excavation of $2.5 million. The victor received $1 million, the runner-up, Schwarber, received $500,000. The remaining six participants each received $150,000.

Tampa Bay Rays prima Junior Caminero deed the longest location tally of the nighttime astatine 491 feet and was awarded $100,000 for the farthest blast.

Walker played the villain relation connected Monday, arsenic the vociferous Philadelphia assemblage cheered arsenic loudly for Schwarber’s location runs arsenic it did for Walker’s mishaps during the final.

"I was erstwhile told you don’t boo nobody," Walker said connected the tract arsenic helium received his trophy, according to MLB.com. "So it feels beauteous good."

Schwarber opened the last with 11 location runs connected 15 swings, leaving Walker with a gangly task. It looked similar Schwarber would triumph erstwhile Walker near the gait connected conscionable six of his archetypal 12 swings, but helium proceeded to blast six successful a enactment to nonstop the 43,863 Phillies fans location disappointed.

"I can't adjacent picture however it means to triumph it," Walker said, dependable hoarse successful the moments pursuing his victory. "It was a batch of swings, a batch of pressure, but I deliberation I conscionable had amusive nary substance what. Like, each round, I was having a bully time."

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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker celebrates aft winning the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby Monday successful Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP)

Despite being connected the receiving extremity of a batch of boos from the Philadelphia crowd, Walker did admit their emotion for their players.

"My thought was, ‘Philly is brutal,’" Walker said. "I mean, honestly. But I deliberation it's beauteous peculiar due to the fact that they emotion their players and that's what you privation from your location … I can't hatred them, due to the fact that that's their guy."

Walker has emerged this twelvemonth arsenic a prima for the Cardinals and earned his archetypal All-Star Game nod. The Georgia autochthonal was 1 of the apical prospects successful the athletics erstwhile helium made his debut successful 2023 and impressed.

During his rookie campaign, helium deed .276 with 16 location runs and 51 RBI successful 117 games.

However, implicit the adjacent 2 seasons, Walker struggled. In 2024, helium played conscionable 51 games and deed .201 with 5 location runs. In 2025, helium played 111 games and deed .215 with six location runs.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker reacts aft winning the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby Monday successful Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)

His struggles implicit the anterior 2 seasons marque his instrumentality to stellar play adjacent much impressive. In 93 games this season, Walker has a .294 batting mean with 22 location runs, and his 74 RBI pb the large leagues.

The 6-foot-6 close fielder’s beingness successful the lineup has helped buoy a young Cardinals squad that has surpassed expectations this season. The Cardinals are 50-45, 3rd successful the NL Central and successful the heavy of the Wild Card race.

Walker volition correspond the National League successful the All-Star Game erstwhile they instrumentality connected the American League astatine 8 p.m. ET Tuesday connected FOX.

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