Major League Baseball And UNINTERRUPTED Announce Juneteenth Celebrity Softball Game

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A Juneteenth celebration is taking place on June 19 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama that is being presented by Major League Baseball, the league recently announced. Several celebrities and athletes from various sports will be participating.

Major League Baseball, in conjunction with LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s company, UNINTERRUPTED, stated that the celebrity event will be at the country’s oldest ballpark. The event is titled “Barnstorm Birmingham” and will feature actor Omari Hardwick (Power), comedian Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), former Yankee baseball player and World Series Champion CC Sabathia, former NBA champion (Golden State Warriors) and co-host of “All the Smoke” podcast, Matt Barnes, and former NBA champion (Cleveland Cavaliers) and current collegiate golfer, JR Smith.

Music producer, Metro Boomin will also perform after the game. Tickets can be purchased for $24 at MLB.com/rickwood.

The celebrities and athletes will play on opposing teams named after two Alabama legends. The Say Heys are named after Willie Mays, who was born in Birmingham, while the opposing team, The Hammers, is named after Hank Aaron, who was raised in Mobile. Both men started their baseball careers in the Negro Leagues before playing in the Major Leagues.

Barnstorm Birmingham was conceived by Sabathia and Carter as an extension of UNINTERRUPTED’s Fam Jam. The Fam Jam Celebrity Softball Game will be filmed on June 19 and air on the MLB Network on June 20.

A complete list of the other confirmed celebrities are listed below:

Alycia Baumgardner – WBC and IBO female super featherweight champion, WBO IBO and The Ring female super featherweight champion
Jalen Milroe – Starting QB of the Alabama Crimson Tide
Dwight Freeney – Pro Football Hall of Famer
Ari Chambers – Founder, HighlightHER; host & writer, ESPN & Andscape
Phoebe Robinson – Comedian, Actor, Author, and Podcaster
Bubba Dub – Comedian
Ryan Howard – former World Series Champion, All-Star & Most Valuable Player
Roy Wood Jr. – Comedian, Birmingham native
Stephen Jackson – former NBA Champion, co-host of All the Smoke podcast
DC Young Fly – Comedian & Actor
Sam Jay – Comedian & Actor
Terrell Owens – Football Hall of Famer
Jameis Winston – NFL Quarterback & former FSU star pitcher

Fans can purchase bundled tickets for Barnstorm Birmingham, which will include entry for three games taking place June 18-20 at Rickwood Field: MiLB at Rickwood (Tuesday, June 18^th), BARNSTORM BIRMINGHAM (Wednesday, June 19^th), and MLB at Rickwood (Thursday, June 20^th). In collaboration with the City of Birmingham, MLB will provide tickets for free to local youth and community groups.

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