Ingrid Andress heads to rehab following disastrous anthem performance at Home Run Derby

Major League Baseball hosted its 2024 Home Run Derby on Monday night, and the verdict from viewers is that Ingrid Andress's rendition of the national anthem was a swing and a miss. Now, the four-time Grammy-nominated country singer has announced she is heading to an alcohol rehabilitation facility.

A video of her performance Monday night quickly went viral after she was off-key on several notes in the song. Early Tuesday afternoon, Andress announced on X that she was "drunk" at the time but that she would get treatment.

"I'm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition. I'll let ya'll know how rehab is I hear it's super fun," she wrote.

Nonetheless, the viral video is continuing to gain ground across social media , with some joking that their universal dislike of the song provided unity in a time of division.

"Definitely one of the anthems of all time," one user wrote. Another compared her performance to "Gitmo interrogation recordings."

"Joe Biden could've sang that better," another user on X wrote.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Andress has turned off replies to her social media accounts.

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Andress’s rendition also brought comparisons to Fergie’s performance of the national anthem in 2018 before the NBA's All-Star Game. Many people criticized Fergie’s unique take on the anthem, with some people in the audience visibly trying not to laugh during her performance.

Comedian Roseanne Barr 's performance in 1990 at a San Diego Padres game was also slammed for being shrill and off-key.