Henderson aiming to make team history
Published 10:05 am Sunday, July 14, 2024
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Shortstop Gunnar Henderson can become only the third Baltimore Orioles player to win the Major League Baseball All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby.
The former Morgan Academy Prep All-American will compete in the home run derby Monday at 7 p.m. at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and televised on ESPN.
Cal Ripken Jr. and Miguel Tejada are the only Orioles ever to win the home run derby.
Here is the format:
- All eight hitters go against each other in the first round with a three-minute round or 40-maximum, whichever comes first. The four players who hit the most home runs advance.
- In the semifinals, the bracket returns where the remaining four are seeded 1-4 based on how many homers they hit in Round 1. The same three-minute limit or 40-pitch maximum still applies at this stage.
- The two finalists will go head-to-head in a two-minute or 27-pitch maximum final round.