The next All-Star Game played at Dodger Stadium on July 19 could be decided by a home run contest. Oh yeah, you read it well!
If the All-Star Game drags on and is still tied after nine innings, it could be decided by a home run contest.
Nothing has yet been formalized, but in one of the 182 pages of the collective agreement, dating from March 1, this new regulation is written in black and white. Kasey Sanossian, senior MLB counsel, and Matt Nussbaum, assistant general counsel for the players’ association, put their signatures at the bottom of the page.
AP Exclusive: Home Run Derby could decide All-Star Game winner, with labor pact reading “If the All-Star Game remains tied after nine innings, the game will be decided by a Home Run Derby” between the teams. https://t.co/qeuN5kPSX7
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) March 11, 2022
I am not against this establishment. The circuit contest is one of the most beautiful and interesting events in any professional sport. Imagine having a second one in one weekend…
Obviously it wouldn’t be as long as the real one Homerun Derby, but it would still be interesting to see a Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a Fernando Tatis Jr. or a Mike Trout battle it out for the win.
In recent years, the All-Star Game has seen its importance diminished, as the winning league no longer has home-field advantage in the World Series. For Josh Donaldson, remains that the meeting of star players is the only legitimate one in professional sports.
Would you support the establishment of a potential “second” home run contest to the MLB All-Star event?
