The home run competition for the All-Star Game, in which Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels participates, began after 9 am on the 13th of Japan time.
I will tell you the rules.
Time control is 3 minutes for the first round and the semi-finals, and 2 minutes for the finals.
Each player will be given a 30 second bonus time after the end of their time.
Also, if you hit a home run with a flight distance of 144.7 meters or more, the bonus time will increase by another 30 seconds, and a colorful special ball will be used during the bonus time.
Considering the fatigue of the players, if the number of the second player exceeds the number of the first player, it will end at that point and the player can take a 45 second break during the competition.
If the same number is lined up, a 60-second tiebreaker will be held as overtime.
The winning prize is eight times higher than before from the adult home run competition, and is about 110 million yen in Japanese yen.