The 2024 All-Star break festivities are already nicely underway, with the Futures Sport within the books and the second of three draft days at present happening. Tonight, the Residence Run Derby will take heart stage at 7pm Central time, with these members:
The winner will get $1MM, with $500K for the runner-up and $150K for everybody else within the discipline. There’s additionally a $100K bonus for the participant who hits the longest residence run. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gained final 12 months however opted to not defend his title, so there might be a brand new champion, although Alonso has two earlier titles from 2019 and 2021 and might be searching for a 3rd.
This 12 months’s format might be completely different from earlier variations, with Cole Jacobson of MLB.com offering a rundown. The first change is that there might be no head-to-head matchups within the first spherical, because the 4 gamers with probably the most residence runs will advance. If two gamers tie, the longest residence run might be a tiebreaker. Beforehand, the knockout-style bracket system began straight away however this 12 months’s model gained’t see that till the sphere has been narrowed to 4. As soon as the knockout stage begins, ties might be settled by 60 seconds of additional time. If the gamers are nonetheless tied, they are going to interact in three-swing showdowns till they’re now not tied.
Within the first two rounds, gamers with have three minutes, which drops to 2 minutes within the last spherical. The three-minute rounds will now have a 40-pitch most whereas the two-minute spherical will function a 27-pitch most.
The bonus time can be completely different. Earlier variations featured 30 seconds of computerized additional time, which jumped to 60 seconds if the participant hit two or extra residence runs 440 ft or longer. This 12 months, the bonus time will proceed till a participant file three “outs,” which is a swing that doesn’t lead to a house run. If a participant hits a house run 425 ft or longer within the bonus interval, he’ll get a fourth out.
Of the eight gamers competing this 12 months, Henderson has probably the most homers this 12 months with 28. He’s adopted by Ozuna at 26, Ramírez at 23, Alonso and Hernández at 19, García at 17, Witt at 16 and Bohm at 11.
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