
07/16/2025
⚾️ For the third year in a row, a CMU Chippewa will produce the player introductions for the MLB Home Run Derby. 🏟 CMU alumnus Brandon Bissell is the founder, president, and executive producer of Ballpark Music, a production company specializing in pre-game and post-game concerts and sports entertainment. 🎼
In addition to tonight's Derby, Bissell and his company will also produce the player introductions for tomorrow's All-Star Game (featuring another CMU Chippewa alumnus in Detroit Tigers third baseman, Zach McKinstry).
Bissell graduated from the Central Michigan University - College of Business Administration in 1999 with a BSBA in marketing. He started Ballpark Music, LLC in 2015 and has since worked with dozens of professional sports teams and some of the biggest names in entertainment. 🔥⬆
(Photo is of the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby pre-game introductions, courtesy of Brandon Bissell)