Football Hall of Fame catcher Terrell Owens and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez were the 25 players named on the roster for the 2024 MLB Softball All-Star Game on Wednesday.
The game is scheduled to take place on June 13 as part of 2024 All-Star Week at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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Owens, who has earned five All-Pro nominations in 16 NFL seasons, also participated in the MLB Celebrity Softball Game at the league’s birthday party on June 10 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
The two Hall of Famers will be the only sports icons participating in the event. Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey will also attend.
The celebrity game will feature former softball stars Jennie Finch, Natasha Watley and Lauren (Chamberlain) Gipson.
Finch and Watley, who won national championships in their collegiate careers for Arizona and UCLA, respectively, led Team USA to the U. S. team. The U. S. won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Chamberlain set an NCAA record in 2015 by hitting home runs in 220 career games for Oklahoma.
Other notable names on the list include actress Gina Rodriguez, Saturday Night Live’s Marcello Hernandez, The Bachelor’s Matt James and country music star Kane Brown.