1998 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby

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