Fans Baffled By Ingrid Andress' National Anthem Performance Before Home Run Derby
![Apr 5, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of the crowd and the fans and the stands during the playing of the Canadian and USA national anthems before the game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field. Apr 5, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of the crowd and the fans and the stands during the playing of the Canadian and USA national anthems before the game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5568,h_3132,x_0,y_97/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/fastball/01j2wejj5x27m7grpq0q.jpg)
The broadcast had started, the participants had been introduced and the 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby was about to begin.
The only thing left to take care of was the national anthem.
Four-time Grammy-nominated country artist Ingrid Andress had the honor of performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Monday night. After she was announced over the PA system, it was time for her to let it rip.
The consensus was that Andress didn't exactly kill it.
Andress' voice wavered right off the bat, and it didn't take her long to miss a few notes. Things didn't get prettier as the song continued, either, with Andress especially struggling on the final few lines.
Definitely one of the anthems of all time pic.twitter.com/LvSYSmR1wF
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 16, 2024
The home crowd still gave Andress a round of applause, but fans online weren't as kind.
The performance drew comparisons to Fergie's infamous national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, which is routinely held up as one of the worst ever. Ironically, Andress may have matched her at another All-Star event, and she was singing in front of 40,000 people instead of 18,000.
Was that anthem a bit?
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 16, 2024
Billing the Derby for new ear drums
— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) July 16, 2024
The national anthem pic.twitter.com/1EG3Qw3WSB
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) July 16, 2024
The Home Run Derby National Anthem pic.twitter.com/xmRnJ1idDG
— Devine Sports Gospel (@DevineGospel) July 16, 2024
That was the single worst National Anthem performance of all-time oh my god
— Addison (@YankeeWRLD) July 16, 2024
Andress, 32, was born in Southfield, Michigan, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She attended the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, on a scholarship before eventually dropping out.
Following an appearance on the NBC a cappella show "The Sing-Off," Andress moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and became a popular songwriter.
Andress' single "More Hearts Than Mine" hit it big in April 2019, setting the tone for her album "Lady Like," which earned her three Grammy Nominations and the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart in 2020.
Her last album, "Good Person" came out in 2022.
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