Milwaukee Brewers and MLB fans everywhere were treated to one of the most entertaining events of the summer on Monday night: the Home Run Derby. While no Brewers players were participants in this year’s derby, fans still tuned in to watch some of the best power hitters in baseball go head-to-head. Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers won last night’s event against Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals.
However, the talk of the night was not the performances of Hernandez or the other sluggers. Instead, most conversation (especially online) centered around the awful rendition of the National Anthem before the event. Ingrid Andress, a four-time Grammy Award nominee, was the artist who performed the Anthem.
Ingrid Andress Was Heavily Criticized Online for Her Singing of the National Anthem Prior to the Home Run Derby
Prior to the start of the Home Run Derby, four-time Grammy Award nominee Ingrid Andress performed the National Anthem, as is tradition prior to any sporting event involving American teams.
Uhhh… that anthem was interesting. Sung by Ingrid Andress pic.twitter.com/zsjQi84zEy
— Ben Brown 🌻 (@BenBrownPL) July 16, 2024
As can be heard in the video, her rendition was, in a word, terrible. During her singing (as well as after), fans took to social media to roast her performance.
ingrid andress giving fergie a run for worst national anthem ever performed
— kev – lvl 1 tiktok data collector (@justkevooo) July 16, 2024
I hope Ingrid Andress stays off of social media for a minute
— Brad Greenway (@BradGreenway) July 16, 2024
That Ingrid Andress national anthem might have been the worst thing to happen in America in the last 48 hours #brutal
— Collin Doss (@cdoss44) July 16, 2024
Pre National Anthem: “I’ve never heard of Ingrid Andress.”
Post National Anthem: “That explains a lot.”#HomeRunDerby
— Ryan Campbell (@R_Campbell19) July 16, 2024
Fergie seeing Ingrid Andress dethrone her for worst National Anthem performance #mlbhomerunderby #homerunderbypic.twitter.com/6y1jpa0iK7
— 🧚🏼♂️ (@peppergreenlaww) July 16, 2024
As seen from the reactions, fans were far from impressed with her performance. In fact, they were borderline cruel with their criticism of her performance.
Today, Andress made her first public statement since the debacle.
Ingrid Andress Is Entering Rehab After Her National Anthem Performance at the Home Run Derby
On Tuesday afternoon, Andress shared the following message on social media:
— Ingrid Andress (@IngridAndress) July 16, 2024
Apparently, the singer was intoxicated at the time of her performance. She has decided to check herself into a rehab facility in an effort to get sober.
Hopefully she gets the help that she needs.
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