ESPN Exclusively Airs 2016 MLB T-Mobile Home Run Derby Today

By: Jul. 11, 2016
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The 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will air today, July 11, at 8 p.m. ET exclusively on ESPN from Petco Park - home of the San Diego Padres. The T-Mobile Home Run Derby will also be available on WatchESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes. It is part of ESPN's multi-platform coverage of MLB All-Star.

Eight commentators will combine for ESPN's T-Mobile Home Run Derby coverage, led by a new main set on the field, featuring SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL analysts Jessica Mendoza and Aaron Boone. The Sunday duo will join veteran Home Run Derby voice Chris Berman. Mendoza continues to break new sports media ground, as she will become the first female analyst for a Home Run Derby telecast.

The Baseball Tonight presented by T-Mobile team - Karl Ravech, Dallas Braden, Tim Kurkjian and Eduardo Perez - will contribute commentary from a second set inside the stadium. Pedro Gomez, who will serve as a sideline reporter, will round out the team. ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney will contribute to Baseball Tonight pre-game shows.

ESPN will utilize several productions methods designed to capture unique vantage points during the event, including the use of a Phantom 4K ultra-high-speed camera (as used on Sunday Night Baseball), and the 360-degree replay technology from Intel. ESPN will also deploy five robotic cameras, including a Super Slo-Mo placed in front of the hitter.

Jon Sciambi and analyst Chris Singleton will describe the Home Run Derby action for ESPN Radio. The duo will be joined by reporter Peter Pascarelli and studio host Marc Kestecher.

Additionally, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to air two on-site editions of Baseball Tonight presented by T-Mobile leading into the Home Run Derby, at 5 p.m. (ESPN2) and 7 p.m. (ESPN). During the 7 p.m. show, Baseball Tonight will televise a special musical performance by Grammy Award-winning recording artists Fall Out Boy. SportsCenter, hosted by Lindsay Czarniak, will air in-between Baseball Tonight 6-7 p.m. from a set inside of Petco Park.

ESPN's July 11 Home Run Derby schedule

Time (ET) Telecast Platform (s)
5 p.m. Baseball Tonight presented by T-Mobile ESPN2, WatchESPN
6 p.m. SportsCenter ESPN, WatchESPN
7 p.m. Baseball Tonight presented by T-Mobile ESPN, WatchESPN
8 p.m. T-Mobile Home Run Derby ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes
Immediately following the Home Run Derby All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game ESPN, WatchESPN

MLB ALL-STAR GAME presented by MasterCard on ESPN Radio



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