2024 MWBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC HOME RUN DERBY
Matanzas Cuba – 12/25/2024
Forget chestnuts roasting on an open fire! On a glorious 78-degree day in Matanzas, Cuba, the only thing roasting was baseballs as the Estadio Victoria de Giron Stadium overflowed with enthusiastic fans for the 2024 Mid-West Baseball League (MWBL) Annual Christmas Classic Home Run Derby.
Ten sluggers, five representing the American League and five from the National League, stepped onto the diamond to put on a show for the ages. The crowd, a mix of passionate Cuban baseball fans and festive MWBL supporters who made the trip south, were treated to a power display that would make Santa himself ditch the sleigh for a bat.
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2024 CHRISTMAS CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
The 2024 Christmas Classic will be held on Christmas Day – December 25th, 2024 in Matanzas, Cuba in the Stadium – Victoria de Girón.
How does the MWBL handle the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby? This is an idea that came from a league (BUNT), that the Commissioner checks out from time to time. Dave Snyderman one of the members produced the idea a few years ago and it has been refined somewhat as they went along. The MWBL refined the idea a little more and adopted the concept for the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby.
Since 2017 – No Mid-West Baseball League Franchise will have more than one representative.
Representing the American & National League teams they finished the 2024 Season with, will be the following twelve (12), players.
| AMERICAN LEAGUE – 2024 MWBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS | |||||
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| Matt Olson | Luis Robert | Kyle Schwarber | Juan Soto | Lane Thomas | Shohei Ohtani |
| Coconut Creek | Gainesville | Detroit | Southbend | Hollywood | Fremont |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE – 2024 MWBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS | |||||
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| Ronald Acuna | Pete Alonso | Jake Burger | Adam Duvall | Jose Ramirez | Jorge Soler |
| Valdosta | Selkirk | Prairie | Bethesda | Tempe | Arboga |