We have seen many fine national anthem performances at sporting events over the years. What happened before the MLB Home Run Derby Monday night was not one of them.
Before the big bats of MLB’s biggest sluggers began taking their swings at the 2024 Home Run Derby at Globe Life Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Singer Ingrid Andress stepped up to the plate and took a “swing” at performing the national anthem…and missed.
This was quite the national anthem performed by Ingrid Andress 😅 pic.twitter.com/i6Diwe9DYW
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 16, 2024
X users were quick to react to Andress’ performance.
With all due respect, and I mean this sincerely, this is the worst anthem I’ve ever heard. Fergie would’ve been an upgrade
— kenny (@kiiLkenny) July 16, 2024
That was the single worst National Anthem performance of all-time oh my god
— Addison (@YankeeWRLD) July 16, 2024
Alec Bohm couldn’t hold in his laughter on this national anthem lol #HomeRunDerby pic.twitter.com/IJKaUjOD6f
— Coby’s Gambling Corner (@CobyValentine24) July 16, 2024
Yeah get Jose Iglesias in there
— MetsMuse (@MetsMuse) July 16, 2024
Players deserve credit for keeping straight faces.
— gideonevans (@gideonevans) July 16, 2024
With no debate about Andress’s performance being awful, the only debate that remains is how awful it is compared to other bad performances of the national anthem.
Is it at Roseanne Barr levels?
Everyone is talking about the how badly the singing of the anthem was all time awful! 1990 Roseanne Barr Sings National Anthem at Padres Game #mlb #MLBAllStarGame #NationalAnthem #awful #America #Roseanne #Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/kyuedvtxiJ
— TheSiskoGGs ♈ (@TheSiskoGGs) July 16, 2024
How about Carl Lewis?
“Worst national anthem ever” …
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) July 16, 2024
Don’t you ever disrespect Carl Lewis like that.
pic.twitter.com/nRIichICM0
What might put Andress above Lewis and Barr is that she is an actual Grammy-winning recording artist. There was no reason to expect Lewis or Barr to be able to sing, and why they were allowed to perform the anthem remains a mystery.
One would expect a better performance from Andress.
Still, Fergie is also a recording artist, and she managed to mess up the anthem.
In any event, it’s probably the last time Ingrid Andress gets invited to perform the anthem.
