Country star Ingrid Andress performs a national anthem so cringeworthy even the players couldn’t keep a straight face

Baseball is the great American pastime and nothing is more “baseball” than home runs.

Ergo, the yearly Home Run Derby is the most American thing to ever America. Surely, it’s worthy of a stirring rendition of our national anthem paying tribute to our great country and its pastime of hitting balls and watching balls getting hit.

 

Who is Ingrid Andress?

Country music star and 4-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress was selected to deliver the anthem at last night’s derby.

You may remember Andress from her hit tune, “Wishful Drinking.” If not, this is what she sounds like under “normal” circumstances: 

Got it? Great.

National anthem gone wrong

Okay, now take a listen to Andress’ rendition of our national anthem. (Crypt Keeper voice) If you dare! 

pic.twitter.com/qrWM7e2fvy

— v (@ViralThingz) July 16, 2024

Okay, a lot going on here.

Things start off a little shaky, but nothing truly reaches trainwreck levels. “And the rocket’s red glare…” section is where things really take a turn and you can feel the nation’s remaining pride dwindle.

“…That our flag was still there…” comes in and all remaining patriotism is lost. By the time Andress gets to “o’er the land of the freeeeeeee” you’re looking at condos in Vancouver. 

Social media reacts to the Ingrid Andress national anthem

Ah well, we all have a bad night here and there. I’m sure the internet was forgivi – whaaaaaaaaa?

Oh gosh… I thought the woman who did the Home Run Derby National Anthem was a non famous local who they were doing something nice for. School project, or something.

Turns out, it's someone named Ingrid Andres and she is a professional country music singer.

Oh no. pic.twitter.com/EG0biKfDWh

— Morgan Malone (@iammorganmalone) July 16, 2024

Ingrid Andres’s needs to be fucking canceled after that horrible shitty National anthem performance last night…Holy fuck… 4 time Grammy nominated MY ASSSSS 🤬🤬

— Mattie (@maatttiieeee) July 16, 2024

Ingrid Andres is really talented. I cannot explain this. https://t.co/Yktye18Arb

— Dave Weber (@davideweber) July 16, 2024

Ingrid Andres gave me the worst second hand embarrassment I’ve ever felt

— A.B 🦇 (@THEREALYUNGAB) July 16, 2024

Was Ingrid Andres’s national anthem tonight worse than 2018 NBA All Star game with Fergie ?

Fergies was brutal but this chick was on drugs

— PigTownSports (@PigTownSports) July 16, 2024

Me when I heard Ingrid Andres do the national anthem… pic.twitter.com/Pc6txnUcPy

— Max M (@MalakaiBlackSZN) July 16, 2024

Ingrid Andres rendition of the National Anthem at the home run derby is one of the worst performances I've ever heard. Makes me miss Fergie.

— The Gentleman Viking (@KolinMason) July 16, 2024

That was one of the worst performances of the National Anthem. Not sure Ingrid Andres hit a single note correctly. Ridiculous!

— Jeff Mellencamp (@firefightermo) July 16, 2024

I have no relation to Ingrid Andress….

But I feel compelled to say, from all Andres’ out there, I apologize for that national anthem…#HRDerby

— Andrés Tejeda 🎙⚾️🏒 (@AndresOnAir) July 16, 2024

It even seems the broadcast stopped cutting to close-ups of players after Phillies outfielder Alec Bohm could barely keep it together. 

There’s no telling if our nation—specifically the Ingrid Andress part of it—will ever recover from this moment. 

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