Ingrid Andress delivers train wreck of a national anthem performance at Home Run Derby
The 2024 Home Run Derby began on the wrong note.
Several of them, in fact.
This was quite the national anthem performed by Ingrid Andress 😅 pic.twitter.com/i6Diwe9DYW
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 16, 2024
![Ingrid Andress was criticized for her rendition of the national anthem before the Home Run Derby on Monday.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/andress-main-1-mlb-photos-getty.jpg?w=1024)
Ingrid Andress’ rendition of the national anthem ahead of Monday’s festivities at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, drew harsh criticism across social media.
“That rendition of the national anthem was more harmful to America than Pearl Harbor,” one X user wrote.
“New awful national anthem just dropped,” posted another.
“The worst National Anthem I’ve ever heard,” added another.
The 32-year-old country singer is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, and may have put herself in the running with other historically bad anthem performances.
![Ingrid Andress' version of the national anthem inspired plenty of negative feedback.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.27.18-PM.png?w=1024)
Roseanne Barr’s 1990 rendition at a San Diego Padres game — with her shout-singing the verses of “The Star-Spangled Banner” while grabbing her crotch and spitting on the pitcher’s mound — is the lowest bar for comparing attempts at the song.
Pop singer Fergie delivered an ear-splittingly awful attempt at the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend, for which she later apologized.
“I’m a risk-taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone,” she said. “I love this country and honestly tried my best.”
Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez won the Home Run Derby, defeating Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. by a homer in the final round.