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Ingrid Andress Entering Rehab After Home Run Derby National Anthem Debacle

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Country singer Ingrid Andress released a statement after her rocky rendition of the national anthem ahead of the MLB Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on Monday night. 

The 32-year-old Andress’s unique performance of the “Star-Spangled Banner” elicited mostly negative reactions from fans, sports commentators and even the MLB players themselves.

Following her controversial national anthem rendition, Andress posted a statement on social media in which she said she was drunk during her performance and issued an apology to the MLB.

Andress wrote on Tuesday:

“I’m not going to bulls--- y’all, I was drunk last night. I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night. I apologize to the MLB, all the fans and this country I love so much for that rendition. I’ll let y’all know how rehab is I hear it’s super fun.

xo, Ingrid.”

Andress is a four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. She released her second album, “Good Person,” in 2022 and has opened for music legends Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette in the past year.

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Kristen Wong
KRISTEN WONG

Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020 and has a bachelor’s in English and linguistics from Columbia University. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site. She is a lifelong Liverpool fan who enjoys solving crossword puzzles and hanging out at her neighborhood dive bar in NYC.

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