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Michael Irvin Leads Netflix's First Home Run Derby Broadcast

7/8/2026

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Michael Irvin will be a featured personality for Netflix’s Home Run Derby coverage on July 13 at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia.
The Derby streams on Netflix for the first time, ending ESPN’s broadcast run since 1994.
Netflix drops the swing-clock, fixing 20 swings in round one and 15 in later rounds.
Irvin, who recalled his 1999 Philadelphia spinal injury, also co-hosts the podcast The White House with Brandon Marshall.

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Michael Irvin will be a featured personality for Netflix’s Home Run Derby coverage on July 13 at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia.
The Derby streams on Netflix for the first time, ending ESPN’s broadcast run since 1994.
Netflix drops the swing-clock, fixing 20 swings in round one and 15 in later rounds.
Irvin, who recalled his 1999 Philadelphia spinal injury, also co-hosts the podcast The White House with Brandon Marshall.