As Major League Baseball continues to explore ways to find and keep fans, a newer attempt at fan connection comes in the form of Home Run Derby X, which first debuted in 2022. While this format is advertised as "nonstop action," there has not been much coverage of the tour, but the St. Louis Cardinals team of alumni is apparently really good at it.
While definitely not a traditional home run derby, it is still interesting to see that the Cardinals team consisted of two former pitchers in Adam Wainwright and Rick Ankiel. Of course, Wainwright was known more for his pitching than his bat, but he did earn a Silver Slugger award, while Ankiel took a different path, needing to give up pitching in order to stick around in the league.