All you need to know as top sluggers bash in Derby

For one night, on one stage, in an event that showcases one signature skill, the sport without a clock embraces the entertainment of a ticking timer and the buzz of the occasional buzzer beater. The T-Mobile Home Run Derby has featured many rules iterations in its 33 years of existence, but the decision in 2015 to do away with the “outs” and subject the sluggers to a time limit added a new — and needed — energy to the event.