When the MLB All-Star Game stopped being used to determine homefield advantage in the World Series and returned to its rightful role as an exhibition game, it allowed Fox Sports to really experiment with the broadcast.
And honestly, a lot of it has worked. The mic’d-up players with live conversations have been great. But the enhanced camera angles have really made the viewing experience more enjoyable. There’s no better example of that than what we saw from Giancarlo Stanton’s two-run home run in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
With Tony Gonsolin on the mound, Stanton crushed a 457-foot home run to left field. And in the subsequent replays, we saw that Stanton literally squished the baseball with his bat. Take a look:
