Jordan Walker hit nine home runs to win the 2026 Home Run Derby, earning $1 million, more than his projected annual salary. Mike Milligan uses the moment to explain why excitement and adrenaline can't replace a real financial plan.
But then Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals stepped in. He had 8 home runs on his 13 swings. He looked done. He looked tired. Then he hit a home run, which under the new swing-based format earned you a final ball. So that home run put his total to 9, and he rattled every— under those new rules, every time you hit a home run, you got another pitch and another pitch. And he rattled off 6 consecutive home runs on that final ball. 12 to 11, Cardinals. Walker, the first Cardinal ever to win a Home Run Derby. He won $1 million, which happens to be more than his baseball salary for the full year of 2026. Here's the financial plan bridge. Excitement is not a plan. Adrenaline is not a plan.
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