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Participants
- Ten players: five top All-Star team members in home run
standings for American League, five top All-Star team
members in home run standings for National League,
determined by Major League Baseball.
- Major League Baseball will make a $1,000 donation in each
player's name to the charity of the player's choice in
appreciation for his participation.
Rules
Three rounds:
- Round One: 10 contestants, each player gets 10 outs per at
bat; top four advance
- Round Two: 4 contestants, each players gets 10 outs per at
bat; top two advance
- Round Three/Championship: 2 contestants, each players gets
5 outs per at bat
- An out is registered when a player swings at a pitch and
does not hit a home run. A ball hit over the fence must be
fair to count as a home run.
- Since a home run does not count as an out, an infinite
number of home runs is possible.
Format
Round One
Order of hitting will be reverse order of regular season home
run total, alternating by League affiliation.
League champion decided after first round: total of home runs
hit by each League's five representatives.
Round Two
- Four players with highest number of home runs in Round One
advance to Round Two (regardless of League affiliation).
- If a tie exists among players for advancement into Round
Two, the following tie-breakers will be used:
- Tie-breaker #1: regular season home run total at All-Star
break;
- Tie breaker #2: distance of longest home run in Round One.
- Players in Round Two hit in reverse order of tally in
Round One (player with most home runs in first round hits
last).
Round Three (Championship)
- Two players with highest number of home runs in Round Two
advance to Round Three (regardless of League affiliation).
- If a tie exists among players for advancement into the
Round Three, the following tie-breakers will be used:
- Tie-breaker #1: tally in Round One
- Tie-breaker #2: regular season home run total at All-Star
break;
- Tie-breaker #3: distance of longest home run in Round Two.
- Players in Round Three hit in reverse order of tally in
Round Two (player with most home runs in Round Two hits
last).
Championship tie-breaker
IF THE TWO FINALISTS HIT THE SAME NUMBER OF HOME RUNS IN
ROUND THREE, THE HOME RUN DERBY WILL GO INTO EXTRA INNINGS.
RULES ARE NOTED BELOW:
- Players will hit in the same order they hit in Round
Three.
- Players will hit as many home runs as they can before
reaching their third out
IF THE TWO FINALISTS HIT THE SAME NUMBER OF HOME RUNS IN
EXTRA INNINGS, THE HOME RUN DERBY WILL GO INTO THE "HOME
RUN DERBY SHOWDOWN". RULES ARE NOTED BELOW:
- Players will hit in the same order they hit in "Extra
Innings" round.
- Each player will get one swing. If one player hits a home
run and the other makes an out, the player who hits the home
run is the Champion. If they both make an out or both hit a
home run, the process will be repeated until one player hits
a home run and the other makes an out.
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