Kyle Schwarber has baseball fans convinced Home Run Derby was fixed
By Mark Powell
Albert Pujols defeated Kyle Schwarber in a swing-off at the Home Run Derby, so of course baseball fans thought it was fixed.
Sports aren’t fixed. How many times do I have to tell you?
The Home Run Derby went to a swing-off between Schwarber and Pujols in the first round. Despite a valiant effort, Schwarber fell to Albert, who hit seven home runs in that tiebreaker.
The former Cubs and current Phillies slugger Schwarber has plenty of experience with Pujols in the National League. On Monday night, he was hitting home runs like it’s 2008.
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Albert Pujols beats Kyle Schwarber: Fans think Home Run Derby is fixed
No, the Home Run Derby is not fixed. Doing so in such a large-scale competition would be tough to accomplish, anyway. There are no refs in the Derby.
Still, that didn’t stop baseball fans from expecting the worst of the players they root for on a daily basis. As much as MLB might like to see Pujols make the finals in what will be his last year playing professional baseball, they don’t have that kind of control.
Schwarber should be put in front of a House Oversight Committee and questioned about throwing that round to Pujols.
— Matt Kiebus (@mjkiebus) July 19, 2022
One has to ask if Schwarber threw the HR Derby…
— Sean Roberts (@Sean23Roberts) July 19, 2022
schwarber threw this for an old fraud and it’s fucking embarrassing
— Bill Hanstock (@sundownmotel) July 19, 2022
I’ll be convinced forever that Kyle Schwarber threw that HRD competition against Pujols.
— RustyRages (@RustyRages) July 19, 2022
Schwarber threw that round, I demand my money back @BovadaOfficial
— Daniel Corrigan (@Corrigan_Tweets) July 19, 2022
It was fixed lol
— Mojo (@Mojo24baseball) July 19, 2022
As creative as MLB is sometimes, there’s no way Rob Manfred could think of such a scheme on the fly. Sorry.
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