The 2019 MLB Home Run Derby takes place in Cleveland tonight. Unfortunately, no Baltimore Orioles will be participating, But that doesn’t mean we can’t hop in the wayback machine and reminisce about better days, when the O’s were competitive, or at least had a few players on their roster that were deemed powerful enough to take part in the annual batting practice competition.
1985 - The Metrodome / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Although their had been unofficial home run competitions prior to this point, the 1985 All-Star break introduced the tradition we are familiar with today.