Is the event “Homerun Derby” played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star game ?”
DETROIT — Now that Brandon Inge is headed to St. Louis for the All-Star Game, winning what some saw as a long shot over Ian Kinsler and others, he’s ready to literally swing for the fences in the Home Run Derby. At this point, he appears to be a likely candidate. While the National League field of four sluggers is set with Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez, nobody on the American League side has been announced. However, Inge said Thursday night that he received a call by someone with Major League Baseball asking him his interest in taking part in the Home Run Derby Monday night at Busch Stadium. He had told reporters as far back as last weekend that he would love to do it if he had the chance. Now that he’s on the team, the answer was the same. “I’m pretty sure I’m in it,” Inge said Thursday evening from a charity function he and teammate Carlos Guillen organized at Comerica Park. “I talked to a guy a minute ago about it. I was excited about it.” So far, h
The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs. The event is currently sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Former sponsors have included Century 21 Real Estate and Service Merchandise.
The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs. Eight players are selected for the Home Run Derby and compete in a traditional playoff system where the players with the most home runs advance to the next round. Each player gets ten “outs” per round, where an out is defined as any swing that is not a home run in this case. Should a tie exist between players at the end of any round, the number of regular-season home runs by the All-Star break is the first tiebreaker and the distance of the longest home run in the first round is the second tiebreaker.
