Top MLB Home Run Picks Today on PrizePicks – Monday, May 25

All but four MLB teams are in action on Monday, presenting the chance for dozens of players to make an impression. As fans travel out to the ballpark on Memorial Day, which ones could be treated to a home run?

Here at PrizePicks, we have plenty of home run projections on the board to add to your MLB picks today. Many hitters have already been singled out by users as popular home run picks for the day’s action.

Let’s dive into some of the most-picked MLB home run projections for Monday, May 25, including what makes each player a potential target for home run predictions. 

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Top Home Run Picks Today – Monday, May 25

It’s obvious that clubbing a homer is easier said than done, but not much is made of how much truly goes into swatting a ball out of the park.

The dimensions of the stadium must be factored in, as well as the weather. On top of that, quality of contact is key, as are launch angle, barrel location, exit velocity, pitcher tendencies, and maybe even some good fortune. That’s still just the tip of the iceberg.  

Daily home run projections are listed as Demons on PrizePicks, coming with higher payouts as a result. With that said, home runs can only be selected as “More” than 0.5. 

Let’s take a look at the most popular home run picks today on PrizePicks. Picks are listed at time of writing.

1. White Sox 1B Munetaka Murakami 
2. Orioles 1B Pete Alonso
3. Yankees RF Aaron Judge
4. Yankees 1B Ben Rice
5. Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr.
6. Diamondbacks RF Corbin Carroll
7. Phillies 1B Bryce Harper
8. Astros 1B Christian Walker
9. Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz

Three home run picks stand out as potential targets today. Let’s dive into the list, including a weather report from RotoGrinders.

Unless otherwise noted, data used in this article is from Baseball Savant or FanGraphs.

Yankees 1B Ben Rice

Yankees vs. Royals – 3:40 p.m. ET

Royals Starting Pitcher: Michael Wacha

MLB Weather Report: 84 degrees, clear skies, 8 mph southeast wind

• In his third year with the Yankees, Rice has upped his production to career-high marks in ISO (.341), SLG (.624), and wOBA (.425). 
• The former 12th-round MLB Draft pick owns a personal best 18.5% barrel rate, as well as a 38.9% squared-up contact percentage.
• Rice’s 20.2% line drive rate matches the number from his rookie campaign, and he’s hitting a career-low 4.3% of fly balls in the infield.
• Improvement against four-seam fastballs has played a major role in Rice’s evolution. He’s slugging .769 against that offering, and Wacha’s xSLG (.511) is significantly higher than his actual SLG (.333) on the pitch. 
• According to Ballpark Pal, the conditions at Kauffman Stadium could be 12% more conducive to hitting a home run.

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Astros 1B Christian Walker

Astros vs. Rangers – 7:05 p.m. ET

Rangers Starting Pitcher: Kumar Rocker

MLB Weather Report: Played in a dome

• Walker’s .265 ISO and .531 SLG are both the best of his MLB tenure in seasons he’s played more than 11 games.
• The 35-year-old 1B is turning back the clock, as his 20.3% home-run-to-fly-ball ratio is the highest it’s been since 2018 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Walker actually has reverse splits on the year, as his SLG is 85 points higher against righties and his ISO drops by only three points.
• Rocker is in the 19th percentile in average exit velocity (90.5 mph) and the 23rd percentile in hard-hit rate (44.1%). 
• The ascending pitcher has surrendered a video game-like 1.022 xSLG on his cutter. Walker is slugging .564 against fastballs in 2026.

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Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz

Mariners vs. Athletics – 9:40 p.m. ET

Mariners Starting Pitcher: Luis Castillo

MLB Weather Report: 72 degrees, clear skies, 13 mph south-southwest wind

• Don’t let Kurtz’s raw power number decline fool you. The star infielder’s average exit velocity is up 2 mph year-over-year, and his hard-hit rate is up 7.2%.
• Kurtz is in the 99th percentile for bat speed (77.9 mph) and the 93rd percentile in barrel rate (16.5%). 
• The month of May has been much kinder than March and April. Kurtz’s SLG is up 129 points, largely thanks to him hitting line drives with 4.5% more frequency.
• Castillo has regressed in numerous facets this season, allowing a career-worst 11.9% barrel rate and a 51.0% hard-hit rate. 
• The 33-year-old righty hurler is in the second percentile in average exit velocity (92.5 mph). 

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A multitude of players could get a ball over the fences on this Memorial Day MLB slate. Three of them may rise to the top, but there are plenty of options for MLB home run picks.

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