Despite not being selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Stanton was among those representing the National League in the 2016 version of the Home Run Derby. Stanton won the Derby with 61 total home runs, setting a new record for most home runs in a single Derby. Stanton hit the 10 longest home runs and 18 of the 19 longest among the eight competitors. In 119 games of 2016, Stanton batted .240 with 27 home runs and 74 RBI. He again hit the ball with the highest exit velocity in the major league all season, at 120.1 miles per hour. He also hit the longest home run of the season in the major leagues, a 504-foot home run. He missed 22 games in August and September after suffering a grade 2 hamstring strain, originally thought to be season-ending.