Home Run Derby - Definition and Overview

The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs.

Eight players are selected for the Home Run Derby and compete in a traditional playoff system where the players with the most home runs advance to the next round. Each player gets ten "outs" per round, where an out is defined as not being a home run in this case. Should a tie exist between players at the end of any round, the number of regular-season home runs by the All-Star break is the first tiebreaker and the distance of the longest home run in the first round is the second tiebreaker.

Prior to 1991, the Home Run Derby was structured as a two-inning event with each player receiving five outs per inning which allowed for the possibility of ties.

Home Run Derby winners

External link

• MLB.com: 2004 Home Run Derby (http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/all_star/y2004/hr_derby.jsp)
• Baseball-Almanac.com: Home Run Derby Results and Analysis (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/hrderby.shtml)