Home Run Derby 2024: ESPN's Phil Orlins on the Benefits of New Format, 4DREPLAY
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The 2024 edition of the Home Run Derby is introducing one of the more significant format and rule changes that the event has seen in some time. So what does that mean for the storytelling process in ESPN's coverage of the thrilling event?
At MLB All-Star in Arlington, our Brandon Costa sat down with ESPN's VP, Production Phil Orlins to get how the format changes will benefit the broadcast, how the "Worldwide Leader" is bringing the multi-camera 4DREPLAY system closer than ever to the action, and what's in store for the Statcast alternate feed on ESPN2.
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