When slugger Trey Mancini competes in the Home Run Derby on Monday night at Denver’s Coors Field, punctuating his comeback from stage 3 colon cancer, he’ll be the first Orioles player to participate since 2016.
Since the inaugural event in 1985, the Orioles have produced two winners and some memorable moments. Here’s a look at the team’s history in the annual All-Star competition:
In the inaugural Home Run Derby, each player was given two “innings” to hit as many home runs as possible before reaching five outs, with an out defined as any swing that did not result in a home run.