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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh

Home Run Derby sees viewership increase despite ESPN’s shoddy coverage

Monday's telecast averaged 5.73 million viewers, up 5% versus last year.

By Drew Lerner OnJul 15, 2025 0
ESPN Home Run Derby split screen

ESPN Home Run Derby coverage criticized for lack of home runs

"What if we took the Home Run Derby and made it completely unwatchable"

By Matt Yoder OnJul 15, 2025 0
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

Rob Manfred delays MLB media rights timeline past All-Star Game

"I was hoping it was going to be done by now, but it’ll be shortly. We made real progress."

By Drew Lerner OnJul 14, 2025 0
MLB Home Run Derby on ESPN

‘Get Up’ and ‘First Take’ ignored MLB Home Run Derby, which is airing on ESPN

The days of MLB being a hot topic on ESPN are long gone

By Brandon Contes OnJul 14, 2025 0
Pat McAfee and AJ Hawk interview Cal Raleigh on "The Pat McAfee Show."

Pat McAfee wants to do a Home Run Derby live show but might be too late

"I guess we kind of got here late to the game and all the spots have basically been taken up for everything."

By Sam Neumann OnJun 30, 2025 0
Aaron Judge Yankees torpedo bats

Aaron Judge commits to skipping Home Run Derby once again

Judge last competed in the Home Run Derby as a rookie in 2017.

By Matt Yoder OnJun 7, 2025 0
The major league baseball logo is seen on signage near the player's entrance to the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

NBCUniversal reportedly making bid for ESPN’s MLB package, including ‘Sunday Night Baseball’

NBC would not be seeking international and radio rights or the rights to highlight clips.

By Sean Keeley OnMay 21, 2025 0
Chris Berman

Chris Berman open to doing MLB Home Run Derby

"I'm in. If they'll have me"

By Brandon Contes OnMay 21, 2025 0
National League third baseman Alec Bohm

MLB could sell Home Run Derby for $30-50m, per report

The question becomes, does the league want to put a price tag on it?

By Drew Lerner OnMar 25, 2025 0
With hitters on the clock, ESPN's cameras and viewers of the Home Run Derby had a hard time following the event

Could Fox land MLB’s Home Run Derby?

"I could see that ending up there."

By Sam Neumann OnMar 11, 2025 0
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates after winning the 2023 All-Star Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park.

ESPN commentators talk Home Run Derby format changes, Statcast broadcast, event’s importance

"The opportunity to go off the clock, not be in a split screen, shoot all the action full, have reactions and orient that towards the biggest moments of the contest has been a really big priority."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 10, 2024 0
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts after winning the 2023 All-Star Home Run Derby.

Revealing new Home Run Derby rules, format on ‘Baseball Tonight’ seems like a smart play for ESPN, MLB

Revealing Home Run Derby changes on Baseball Tonight has some logic.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 30, 2024 2
General view of an ESPN microphone before the game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park.

ESPN, MLB each have an opt-out in rights deal following 2025 season

Either ESPN or MLB could opt out of their seven-year rights deal, running through 2028, following the 2025 season.

By Joe Lucia OnOct 23, 2023 4
With hitters on the clock, ESPN's cameras and viewers of the Home Run Derby had a hard time following the event

Home Run Derby viewers frustrated by frenetic format

"Turn it back to 10 outs so we can actually watch balls fly."

By Michael Dixon OnJul 10, 2023 9

Your 2023 MLB All-Star Week announcing schedule

2023 MLB All-Star Week T-Mobile Park, Seattle Friday, July 7 2023 HBCU Swingman Classic MLBN 10:30 p.m. Dave...

By Joe Lucia OnJul 7, 2023 0
Aaron Judge in the 2017 Home Run Derby.

Home Run Derby averages 5.567 million viewers, 2.6 million fewer than 2017, with Aaron Judge’s absence playing a role

Having no participants from the Yankees may have hurt this year's Home Run Derby ratings.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 17, 2018 2

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