CINCINNATI (AP) — Break out the boats. This All-Star Home Run Derby might just make a splash.
The annual long-ball splurge will have a perfect setting on Monday. Great American Ball Park has been one of the major leagues’ most homer-friendly places since it opened in 2003, with its short distances and favorable air currents.
Perfect time to take aim at the Ohio River.
Only one homer has landed in the river that’s beyond the right field stands. Adam Dunn hit one out of the ballpark in 2004, with the ball bouncing before coming to rest on some driftwood in the river.
Under a new format this year, every homer that flies more than 420 feet will earn extra seconds in the timed rounds.
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