Circuit Competition: MLB Drops the Dial

We're less than a month away from the MLB All-Star Game and the spectacular Home Run Derby that goes along with it.
And speaking of the Home Run Derby, there will be some changes for the 2026 edition. According to Evan Drelich and Johny Flores Jr. of The Athletic, MLB is set to return to a system based on swings rather than a clock—for the first time since 2014.
News: The Home Run Derby is ditching the clock. MLB is using a “swings” system in this year's derby. The derby has ha