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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:horse_race
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gptkbp:annual_event
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gptkb:1998
gptkb:1998_MLB_season
Annual event.
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gptkbp:attendance
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50,000
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gptkbp:audience
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Baseball fans.
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gptkbp:broadcast_network
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gptkb:ESPN
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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Positive.
Live on ESPN.
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gptkbp:defending_champion
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gptkb:Mark_Mc_Gwire
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gptkbp:event_broadcast_details
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Broadcasted in prime time.
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gptkbp:event_duration
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2 hours
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gptkbp:event_format_change
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Bracket introduced in 1996.
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gptkbp:event_highlights
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Ken Griffey Jr. hitting 19 home runs in the final round.
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gptkbp:event_type
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gptkb:exhibition
Single elimination
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:Baseball
1998-07-06
Merchandise sold.
Continued popularity in subsequent years.
Increased interest in home run hitting.
Increased viewership for future derbies.
Popularized the Home Run Derby format.
Standard MLB security.
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gptkbp:events_held
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gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
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gptkbp:final_round_participants
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gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr.
gptkb:Jim_Thome
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gptkbp:format
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Bracket
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gptkbp:historical_event
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First held in 1985.
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gptkbp:home_runs
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gptkb:19
57
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1998 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Denver
gptkb:Coors_Field
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gptkbp:next_event
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1999 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby
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gptkbp:notable_participants
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gptkb:Sammy_Sosa
gptkb:Bobby_Bonilla
gptkb:Mike_Piazza
gptkb:Tino_Martinez
gptkb:Juan_Gonzalez
gptkb:David_Justice
gptkb:Gary_Sheffield
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gptkbp:participants
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8
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gptkbp:popularity
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High.
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gptkbp:previous_event
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1997 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby
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gptkbp:prize_money
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gptkb:trophy
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gptkbp:record
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gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr.
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:1998_MLB_All-Star_Game
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gptkbp:significant_event
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Part of the All-Star festivities.
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Master_Card
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gptkbp:sponsorship
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Sponsored by Master Card.
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Colorado
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gptkbp:ticket_sales
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Sold out.
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gptkbp:venue
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Coors Field.
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Clear skies.
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gptkbp:winner
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gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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