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During the Home Run Derby, the MLB had planned on giving each batter 5 minutes (as opposed to 10 outs), but the rainy weather cut the time to 4 minutes. Bonus time (30 seconds) could be earned by reaching specified home run distances, and the two time periods added together resulted in a perfect amount of total time. Another new aspect of the Derby was a tournament bracket instead of a group, which advanced the top half of the sluggers.