Reports: Singer Ingrid Andress Didn’t Hit Home Run Singing the National Anthem

It may be safe to say country singer Ingrid Andress did not hit a home run while singing the National Anthem at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby Monday.

Andress, a four-time Grammy nominee, sang the National Anthem and according to those in attendance as well as those on X, formerly Twitter, she didn’t hit it out of the park, per Variety.

Andress opened the event at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

As she started singing, she missed notes, which drew visible reactions from the players.

Social media likened the performance to Fergie’s disastrous live version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game and Roseanne Barr’s rendition of the song at a Padres game in 1990.

My ears are bleeding. One of the worst national anthem renditions ever pic.twitter.com/FnJUNjWe6l
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) July 16, 2024

🚨HOME RUN DERBY CHANGE🚨

7/15 @Rangers

Pregame: The national anthem sung by Ingrid Andress has been changed to an error instead of a hit.

Change 1 for HRD#HRDerby pic.twitter.com/c2bGMpH2CP
— MLB Scoring Changes (@ScoringChanges) July 16, 2024

Fergie watching Ingrid Andress claim her crown for worst anthem of all time pic.twitter.com/sco32cNMuO
— OzunaFromTheBraves (@seniorzapo) 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

Kids these days are growing up on Ingrid Andress and gender studies. We grew up on Meat Loaf and Greg Maddux.

pic.twitter.com/sIhc4kw5Xu
— Knockahoma Nation (@KnockahomaNTN) July 16, 2024

Ingrid Andress delivers train wreck of a national anthem performance at Home Run Derby https://t.co/jBJdenQGzH pic.twitter.com/JzH7hj3KHs
— New York Post (@nypost) July 16, 2024

So this person tried to sing the national anthem with a voice so screechy, even the bald eagle covered its ears. The flag didn’t wave—it cringed! Thanks to woke society, we're now in desperate need of autotune for our patriotism! https://t.co/ihCmRJAMER
— M Stewart🇺🇸 (@MAS1874NY) July 16, 2024