Watch Rockies prospect O’Dowd in Saturday’s AFL Home Run Derby

The Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby returns for its fifth edition on Saturday at Salt River Fields. Eight participants will compete in a single-elimination, head-to-head bracket seeded according to home runs hit through Friday. The field includes Jack O’Dowd, Chase Harlan, Alex McCoy, Brooks Bryan, Antonio Anderson, Eric Bitonti, Yerlin Confidan, and Tai Peete.

The Peoria Javelinas boast three sluggers in the competition: McCoy, Confidan, and Peete. McCoy enters with five Fall League home runs and the circuit's hardest-hit ball at 118.2 mph, while Confidan holds the league's top average exit velocity at 98.5 mph. Previous winners include Robert Perez Jr., Kalai'i Rosario, Garrett Martin, and Tony Blanco Jr.