2016 MLB T-Mobile Home Run Derby Exclusively on ESPN

Ben Cafardo

The 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will air Monday, 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

ESPN Radio will serve as the national radio home of the 87th MLB All-Star Game presented by MasterCard – National League All-Stars hosting the American League All-Stars – on Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. Jon Sciambi will handle play-by-play duties for the All-Star Game. He’ll be joined by analyst Chris Singleton, reporters Peter Pascarelli and Tim Kurkjian and studio host Marc Kestecher. ESPN Deportes Radio will also carry the game. SportsCenter with Lindsay Czarniak will be on site at 6 p.m. leading into the game, in addition to hourly updates throughout the day from various ESPN MLB commentators.

ESPN international platforms across Latin America, South America (including Brazil), Central America, Mexico the Caribbean and the Pac-Rim will also televise events throughout MLB All-Star 2016, including the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, the MLB All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game and the Sirius/XM Futures Game.

The 2016 All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will air on ESPN, Monday, July 11, immediately following the T-Mobile Home Run Derby telecast. Expected participants include:

 

These participants will join previously announced personalities including:

Additionally, Wounded Warrior Softball Team players Sargent Martin Diaz and Sargent Chris Gary will join the rosters. For more information, please visit Legends & Celebrity Softball site.

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Media contacts: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or ben.cafardo@espn.com. On twitter: @Ben_ESPN;

Michael Skarka at 860-766-1342 or michael.skarka@espn.com. On twitter: @Michael_ESPN.

 

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