home run, and would not restart until a swing does not result in a home run. Additional bonus time could be earned for distance. Players who hit at least two home runs measuring at least are given an extra minute of bonus time. An additional 30 seconds of bonus time is granted if at least one home run measures over . Weather concerns in 2015 led to a reduction in time from five minutes per round to four minutes. The clock was not stopped in the final minute, and one minute of bonus time was granted only for hitting two home runs of at least . The four-minute round length was made permanent in 2016, while the minute of bonus time was reduced to 30 seconds and required two home runs of at least . The additional time was removed. Each batter is allowed one time-out during each round, and two in the finals. For 2017 and 2018, the first tie-breaker was increased from a 1-minute swing off to minutes. However, it was not needed either of these years. The swing off reverted to one minute in 2019, the first year in which it was used. In 2021, the time limit was changed to three minutes plus a bonus of thirty seconds, with an additional thirty seconds of bonus time (for a total of one minute) added if a player hit a home run over 475 feet during regulation. In case of a tie, the contestants get one additional minute. If there still is a tie, each contestant gets three swings, and repeats on ties thereafter. In the final round, the finalists get two minutes. For 2022, the additional bonus time requirements reverted back to two home runs of at least 440 feet. Separate from the regular home run derby, if the All-Star Game itself is tied after nine innings, a second home run derby will be held to determine the winner. This derby would be under somewhat different rules. It will not be timed, and each manager will pick three players to make three swings each to hit as many home runs as possible. Gold balls From 2005 to 2013, a gold ball has been used once a player reaches nine outs (in 2014 when the T-Mobile Ball came into play, six; since 2015, during the final minute). If a batter hit a home run using the golden ball,