ホームランダービー

noun

home run derby; race for most home runs in a season

Wasei-eigo baseball term for the competition among players to hit the most home runs in a season. Not the same as the MLB Home Run Derby event.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from home run derby

• 今年ことしのホームランダービーは、両りょうリーグの強きょう打だ者しゃがしのぎを削けずっている。

  This year's home run derby has the sluggers from both leagues competing fiercely.

• 彼かれはホームランダービーでトップに立たった。

  He took the lead in the home run derby.