I arrive one of the most anticipated weeks for baseball fans and Major League Baseball (MLB), since The Home Run Derby and All-Star Game 2021 will be taking place at Coors Field in Denver.
It will be this Monday, July 12, when the home run contest is held, where one of the figures that we will see will be Shohei Ohtani, who will make history after being chosen as a batter and pitcher for the All-Star Game.
Who will participate in the 2021 Home Run Derby?
Ohtani, Japanese pitcher for the Angels is the current home run leader with 33, who will seek to dethrone Pete Alonso, of the Mets, current champion of this contest, something that other participants will also wish like Trevor Story from the Rockies, Juan Jose Soto of the Nationals, Joey Gallo of the Rangers, Trey Mancini of the Orioles, Matt Olson of the Athletics and the Venezuelan Salvador Perez of the Royals.
From these eight pitchers, the 2021 Home Run Derby champion will emerge.
What you need to know about the 2021 Home Run Derby
The Home Run Derby is one of the great attractions in the middle of the Major League season, so here we will tell you what you need to know about this contest:
– El Home Run Derby will be direct elimination
- Shohei Ohtani vs Juan Soto
- Salvador Perez vs Pete Alonso
- Joey Gallo vs Trevor Story
- Matt Olson vs Trey Mancini
– Each of the pitchers have to throw the maximum number of home runs in three minutes; during the first two rounds will have a 45 second break, in the final they will have two breaks and only two minutes to hit home runs.
– If one of the batters connects two homers over 440 feet on automatic will have an extra 30 seconds.
– In case of a tie, everything will be defined in a one minute round per pitcher, if this result holds, he will be he will each give 3 tie-breaking swings.
– It is worth mentioning that if the second batter exceeds the home runs of his rival, the round is over.
How much will the 2021 Home Run Derby champion win?
The pitcher who wins the home run contest it will take a million dollars, while the other 1.5 million dollars will be distributed among the other participants.
2021 Home Run Derby schedule
Date: Monday, July 12, 2021
Schedule: 19:00 hours
Place: Coors Field
Where to watch the 2021 Home Run Derby
El 2021 MLB All-Star will be in charge of ESPN, where you can see both the Home Run Derby 2021 as well as the All-Star Game that will be held on Tuesday, July 13.
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