ESPN Facing Backlash Over Terrible HR Derby Broadcast originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The MLB Home Run Derby is an annual home run hitting competition held the day before the All-Star Game.

MLB All-Star Game history was made with the first tiebreaking swing-off and the NL winning after blowing a 6-0 lead.

Baseball fans on social media could unite over one thing Monday night: ESPN’s coverage of MLB Home Run Derby was dizzying, confusing and tough to watch.

Fans voiced strong reactions online after ESPN’s Home Run Derby broadcast left many confused and disappointed with its new production format.

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz has turned down MLB Home Run Derby invitations three straight years but says he wants to eventually participate.

But that wasn't the only issue. The coverage was a turn-off from the start when ESPN used Pat McAfee to do player introductions despite him having no apparent connection to baseball or the host city, Atlanta. The network used the Derby as another venue to force its high-cost former punter personality down our throats. And bruh, who asked for this?

MLB's biggest fireworks show of the summer takes place a little more than a week after July 4. The 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby is tonight. Eight of the best sluggers in baseball will be swinging for the fences inside Truist Park in Atlanta.

The first thing you notice when a home run ball starts to fly in your direction is that all your preconceived notions of how you’d react in that moment are pretty much wrong.

Olivia “Livvy” Dunne was left in awe as Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz hit bombs during the Home Run Derby on Monday night in Atlanta, posting a video to her Instagram story as she watched the impressive display.

After McAfee, who is mostly known for talking football, weirdly appeared during the 2025 Home Run Derby, former ESPN host Trey Wingo chimed in on his old employer's insistence on using McAfee and Smith everywhere possible.