MLB announces 2016 All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game participants

Major League Baseball today announced the first round of participants competing in the MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on July 10th at Petco Park in San Diego including stars from movies, television, music, sports and more, plus Major League legends.

June 20th, 2016

Major League Baseball today announced the first round of participants competing in the MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on July 10th at Petco Park in San Diego including stars from movies, television, music, sports and more, plus Major League legends. Participants scheduled to appear include:
• Nina Agdal -- Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and the 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
• 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 11th.
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 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET. 
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.