It looked like Rook might be the AL’s hero, but Kyle Schwarber homered on all three of his swings to give the National League the win 4-3 in the swing off and the All-Star Game victory. More from athleticsnation.com:

MLB All-Star Game history was made with the first tiebreaking swing-off and the NL winning after blowing a 6-0 lead.

If Brent Rooker felt he needed any sort of redemption for Monday night’s inch of a first-round exit in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, he got it Tuesday night. First, Rooker homered in the top of the sev

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ATLANTA (WVUE) - A perfect first inning by former LSU star Paul Skenes helped propel the National League to victory over the American League on Tuesday (July 15), in the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game decided by a postgame home run derby.

Logan Webb led the San Francisco Giants contingent with a strong performance as Steven Kwan and other players with local connections made crucial plays in a historic MLB All-Star Game.

Brent Rooker was not happy with the way he was bounced from the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night. Rooker was knocked out in the first round by eventual Derby winner Cal Raleigh after the two hit the same number of home runs, but Raleigh’s furthest homer was .08 feet further than Booker’s.

In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided by having three batters from each league take three swings each off coaches. The change was agreed to in 2022 to alleviate the concern of teams running out of pitchers. Schwarber was named All-Star MVP after going 0 for 2 with a walk in the game.

MLB All-Star Game ended with a rare mini Home Run Derby on Tuesday night. The game at Truist Park in Atlanta was all tied up through nine innings, so it led to the first All-Star swing-off — which brought a fun twist to the Midsummer Classic that didn’t disappoint.