Major League Baseball (MLB), Little League® International and ESPN have partnered to again host and broadcast a special Home Run Derby VR (virtual reality) video game competitive tournament, live from Williamsport tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. ET. The 2019 Home Run Derby VR Little League Challenge, featuring one player from each of the 16 U.S. and International teams participating in the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series, will be available free via live streams on the ESPN app and the official MLB channel on Twitch (twitch.tv/mlb_games).
THE CHALLENGE
This year’s tournament will feature the players in a four-round, bracket-style tournament in which each competitor will have 90 seconds to hit as many home runs as possible. The broadcast will be produced by MLB, along with its production and logistics partner Engine Shop, and will feature commentary from MLB Network’s Jackie Redmond (@Jackie_Redmond) as well as analysis from popular gamers and content creators RealShelfy (@RealShelfy) and Fuzzy (@fuzzyfromyt).
In addition to the live streams tomorrow, a 30-minute special highlight recap will air on ESPN and the ESPN app on Sunday, August 18, at 4:00 p.m. (ET).
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