Tonight, the All-Star Week festivities continue with the fan favorite Home Run Derby taking center stage at Globe Live Field in Arlington, Texas.
Here are the participants:
This year, the rules are a bit different.
Gone is the traditional “knockout style.” Instead. That won’t come into play until the semifinals.
There are no seeds this year. All eight sluggers will compete, and the top four will advance to the semifinals. Then the format will shift to
- No. 1 vs. No. 4
- No. 2 vs. No. 3
However, those seeds will be determined by the number of homers each player hit in the first round, and the ranking will have nothing to do with regular season performance.