Major League Legends Participating in Major League All Star FanFest
Nina Agdal will be participating in the MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game.
Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the first round of participants competing in the MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 10 at Petco Park in San Diego, including stars from movies, television, music, sports, plus Major League legends. Participants scheduled to appear include:
- Nina Agdal, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and first-ever female MLB ambassador for New Era Cap
- J.K. Simmons, Academy Award-winning actor
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Star of this fall’s FOX series “Pitch”
- Pete Wentz, bassist of Grammy-nominated rock group Fall Out Boy
- Sterling K. Brown, actor from “The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and NBC’s highly-anticipated fall dramedy “This Is Us”
- Tyler Hoechlin, star of Richard Linklater’s critically-acclaimed film “Everybody Wants Some” and the forthcoming third installment of “Fifty Shades of Grey”
- Landon Donovan, soccer legend and all-time leading goal scorer for the LA Galaxy, MLS and the U.S. National Team.
The celebrities will be joined by former MLB All-Stars including:
- Trevor Hoffman, seven-time All-Star and 2016 MLB All-Star spokesperson
- Ozzie Smith, 15-time All-Star and Hall of Famer
- Rollie Fingers, seven-time All-Star and Hall of Famer
- Tim Raines, seven-time All-Star
The remaining celebrity and legend participants will be announced at a later date. The Softball Game will be televised by ESPN immediately following the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 11.
The All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game is the second game of a doubleheader at Petco Park on All-Star Sunday. Preceding the softball game will be the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game featuring the top Minor League prospects competing in a nine-inning contest, live on MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM at 4 p.m.
Tickets for All-Star Sunday, which are available now, can be purchased at the official All-Star Game website of Major League Baseball (AllStarGame.com). MasterCard®, the preferred card of Major League Baseball and All-Star Week, is an accepted form of payment.
MLB All-Star Week includes the MLB All-Star Game presented by MasterCard at Petco Park (July 12th), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the T-Mobile Home Run Derby (July 11th), All-Star Sunday featuring the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game (July 10th), MLB All-Star FanFest at the San Diego Convention Center (July 8th-12th), plus a lineup of additional events taking place around the region. The 87th Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 160 countries. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information about MLB All-Star Week and to purchase tickets, please visit AllStarGame.com and follow @AllStarGame on social media.
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