Brewers Bring Back Classic Celebration In Alumni Home Run Derby originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
You ever wish you could see Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder step into the box at American Family Field just one more time? See your favorite former players hit a home run just one more time? That’s the wish that was granted in Milwaukee tonight.
The Milwaukee Brewers held their inaugural Alumni Home Run Derby on Friday night with an eclectic cast of former Brewers players as Milwaukee celebrated 25 seasons in American Family Field.
Team Ryan Braun against Team Carlos Gomez was the setup. Braun selected Eric Thames, Corey Hart, Bill Hall, and Casey McGehee. Gomez chose Nyjer Morgan, Prince Fielder, Yovani Gallardo, and Keon Broxton.
While the Brewers home run derby didn’t have the gaudy totals of the one at the All Star Game, the nostalgia factor was off the charts for all involved.
As the first round got going, it became clear that Father Time catches up to all, but everyone was able to get on the board, with the exception of Casey McGehee. Corey Hart stole the show early by peppering five homers, hitting the second deck multiple times.
The highly anticipated Prince Fielder was right after and he slugged three, but was tied with his own teammate Nyjer Morgan. It was looking like Fielder and Morgan might head to a swing off to determine who advanced to the finals with just one hitter left, Keon Broxton.
Broxton ended all chances of a swing-off with five homers in his round to match Corey Hart’s total from Team Braun to win the team totals for Team Gomez and set up the finals round between him and Hart.
Corey Hart, after a long layoff, struggled to lift the ball in his finals round, ending up with just one second round homer for two runs. That left it up to Broxton, who needed three to secure the title.
Sure enough, he did crush three homers, including a 435 foot blast to secure the win. He celebrated with a trot around the bases for his walk off blast and the celebration at home plate by his teammates was a familiar one.
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The bowling ball celebration made a comeback! A celebration that Prince Fielder made famous with the Brewers back in 2009.
“That actually happened in real time, kind of spontaneously. We’re like ‘we should do this’, we obviously didn’t know that whoever won was gonna run the bases or that it’d be a dramatic walk off homer so it felt like a fitting way to end it. Obviously with Prince being here, being a part of it, and being the architect of the bowling ball celebration, it was a really cool way to end it.” Ryan Braun said.
It was a perfect end to a fantastic night of nostalgia and dingers in Milwaukee. Even though the game that actually counted on the field on Friday wasn’t a good one for the Brewers, the fans in the stadium forgot all about it when their favorite former players stepped up to the plate once again.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.