MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game brings out stars in Atlanta
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Star power stepped up to the plate for the 2025 MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game
Star power stepped up to the plate for the 2025 MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday. The American League team beat the National League team 17 to 15. Other celebrities who took part in Saturday’s exhibition included two-time Olympian and gold medalist Jordan Chiles; Atlanta native and hip-hop star Quavo; Latin music superstars Eladio Carrión, Young Miko, Myke Towers, and Wisin.
From hitmakers to heavy hitters, star power stepped up to the plate for the 2025 MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday.
Atlanta’s own Jermaine Dupri faced off against three-time Atlanta Braves All-Star Javy Lopez, as they each managed their star-studded rosters through the five-inning exhibition game.
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Former Atlanta Falcon and ESPN analyst Harry Douglas was one of several Atlanta natives on the American League team.
“You have so many people that grew up here in the city of Atlanta and call this place home. So, to be able to have us on one squad representing the city on one stage…you can’t ask for anything better,” Douglas told Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter.
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Douglas’s teammate and ESPN sports anchor Elle Duncan said having the All-Star Game back in Atlanta means a lot to her.
“It’s great to have this here at Truist Park, to see our Braves… an opportunity to host something they should’ve hosted a few years ago — so it’s cool and full circle,” said Duncan.
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Other celebrities who took part in Saturday’s exhibition included two-time Olympian and gold medalist Jordan Chiles; Atlanta native and hip-hop star Quavo; Latin music superstars Eladio Carrión, Young Miko, Myke Towers, and Wisin; comedian, actor, and entrepreneur Druski; Fear of God founder Jerry Lorenzo; Olympic softball gold medalists Jennie Finch and Natasha Watley; and MLB legend and 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee CC Sabathia.
The American League team beat the National League team 17 to 15.
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MLB Celebrity Softball Game Highlights All-Star Weekend in Atlanta. American League edged out National League 17-15 in thrilling match. C.C. Sabathia was the standout star of the night, launching two home runs and securing the save for the American League. The event also featured impressive showings from rapper Quavo, NFL star Terrell Owens, and softball legend Jennie Finch.
The annual celebrity softball game during MLB All-Star weekend is a beloved tradition, and this year was no exception. On Saturday night, Truist Park in Atlanta transformed into a lively arena where stars from various fields, including actors, influencers, and comedians, took to the diamond for an evening of competitive spirit and entertainment.
American League Triumphs in a Close Contest
In a thrilling match that kept fans on the edge of their seats, the American League, under the leadership of Atlanta native and renowned songwriter Jermaine Dupri, edged out the National League, captained by former Braves catcher Javy Lopez, with a final score of 17-15. The game showcased a blend of athleticism and camaraderie, reflecting the fun-loving spirit of the event.
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Among the many notable performances, C.C. Sabathia emerged as the standout star of the night. The former MLB pitcher showcased his power at the plate, launching two home runs and securing the save for the American League. His remarkable contributions earned him the coveted MVP honors, a testament to his enduring skills and competitive spirit, even in a lighthearted setting.
Star-Studded Lineup Impresses
The event also featured impressive showings from other celebrities, including rapper Quavo, NFL star Terrell Owens, softball legend Jennie Finch, and the Capital One Bank Guy. Each brought their unique flair to the game, adding to the entertainment value and engaging the enthusiastic crowd.
As fans cheered and celebrated the spirit of baseball, the celebrity softball game proved once again to be a highlight of the All-Star festivities, merging sports with star power in a way that resonates with audiences far beyond the diamond.
Stars from sports, film, TV, music and more shine at MLB Celebrity Softball Game
The annual MLB Celebrity Softball Game has been a tradition during the All-Star break for the past two dozen years. This year’s National League team was managed by former Atlanta Braves catcher Javy Lopez. Other celebrities to take the field included rappers Quavo, J.I.D, Wisin and Young Miko; singer-songwriters Prince Royce, Myke Towers and Ronnie DeVoe; and actors Michael Kelly, Dascha Polanco and Storm Reid. The game itself was surprisingly smooth for an amateur-pro mixed bag. There were dozens of home runs, a few remarkable catches in the outfield, and some sly steals (particularly by football star Terrell Owens). The game was engaging enough to keep the crowd”s attention. The Atlanta Braves fuzzy mascot, Blooper, could periodically be spotted giving celebrities back massages and reaching around them to help perfect their bat swing. In the gaps between innings, ridiculous but fan-pleasing games were broadcast on the Jumbotron, including the humorous OxiClean “Sauce and Toss” challenge.
The annual MLB Celebrity Softball Game has been a tradition during the All-Star break for the past two dozen years, since its first iteration in Seattle in 2001.
Each year, a group of celebrities — some returning, some new — take the field divided into two teams, the National League and American League, for a five-inning game.
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This year’s National League team was managed by former Atlanta Braves catcher Javy Lopez. The American League was managed by record producer Jermaine Dupri.
Both rosters had professionals and amateurs. Dupri’s American team benefited from U.S. softball Olympian Natasha Watley and National Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia. Lopez’s National team flaunted a 15-year-returning legacy, U.S. softball Olympian Jennie Finch.
Other celebrities to take the field included rappers Quavo, J.I.D, Wisin and Young Miko; singer-songwriters Prince Royce, Myke Towers and Ronnie DeVoe; and actors Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”), Dascha Polanco (“Orange is the New Black”) and Storm Reid (“Euphoria”).
Also on the rosters were comedians Druski and Funny Marco; media hosts Jake Storiale, Maria Taylor, Nicky Cass and Elle Duncan; and a handful of athletes, including former Atlanta Falcons player Harry Douglas and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.
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The Celebrity Softball Game is seemingly designed with emphasis on sport and family-friendly entertainment. And with such a wide-range of characters on one field, the memorable moments stack up.
Early in the game, a winded Druski was asked on mic what his defensive strategy was. After an awkward pause, he belted out like a drunken sailor the lyrics to “Take me Out to the Ball Game.” The move elicited laughter and a short sing-along.
The Atlanta Braves fuzzy mascot, Blooper, could periodically be spotted giving celebrities back massages and reaching around them to help perfect their bat swing.
The Geico Relievers, on-field ambassadors dressed in eye-catching neon green and royal purple baseball uniforms, encircled players as if they were royalty, rewarding them with cold refreshments and sweat towels while fanning them with oversize hand fans.
At one point, the Geico Relievers linked arms, do-si-do style, with Cass after he hit a home run in the first inning. Together, the chain link joyously skipped from third base to home.
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The game itself was surprisingly smooth for an amateur-pro mixed bag. There were dozens of home runs, a few remarkable catches in the outfield, a few strikeouts, some just-in-time tag outs on bases, and some sly steals (particularly by football star Owens). The game was engaging enough to keep the crowd’s attention.
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In the gaps between innings, ridiculous but fan-pleasing games were broadcast on the Jumbotron, including the humorous OxiClean “Sauce and Toss” challenge during which volunteers threw chunks of messy, sauce-covered food at their partners faces in an attempt to get food into their mouths.
In the process, their partners’ shirts are soiled; but not so badly that OxiClean can’t supposedly do the job.
Families came from north and south to see the celebrities play. Matt Eschelbach and his wife, Christin, brought their son, Mason, 9, and daughter, Mary Hil, 17, from Augusta to see the game.
Mason, whose lips were stained neon blue from a slushy he drank out of a Blooper souvenir cup, was wearing a flag tattoo on his cheek. He proudly shared that he plays recreational baseball. Sister Mary Hil was more in-the-know about the celebrities than her parents.
“I knew that Quavo was going to come, and Druski and Jordan Chiles,” she said.
“I knew Jermaine Dupri because I’m old,” joked her mom, Christin. “They all look surprisingly athletic. We saw them warming up.”
Jaxon Alen, 17, and Canon McClure, 16, heard about the celebrity game through TikTok. They convinced their families to drive them down from their home in Tennessee to stay overnight to see the celebrity game, plus the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game.
Jalen Fortson, 18, a basketball player from Atlanta, had never been to watch a live baseball game before.
“This is my first time ever being in a stadium,” he said. “Druski is really the biggest celebrity that I was interested in seeing today.”
The star of the night, as determined by the title of MVP, was Sabathia — a Yankees legend and Hall of Fame pitcher. At the end of the game, Sabathia hoisted a tire-sized MVP belt above his head as his team, the American League, stormed the field as the 17-15 winners.
Where to watch 2025 MLB Celebrity All-Star Softball Game: Start time, rosters, TV channel, date
The 2025 MLB Celebrity All-Star Softball Game takes place in Atlanta on July 15. The game will feature some of the world’s top athletes and entertainers. Big Boi, CC Sabathia, Jennie Finch and more will take to the field for a five-inning game. The event is part of a week-long celebration in Atlanta.
Few are more interesting than the MLB Celebrity All-Star Softball Game, which will bring musicians, actors, media personalities and even athletic icons inside Truist Park for a five-inning softball game. Given the host city, this year’s Celebrity All-Star Softball Game has a distinctly Atlanta favor.
Icons like Big Boi, formerly of Outkast, and Quavo, formerly frontman of Migos and now a successful solo rapper and hip-hop artist, will take the diamond alongside sport titans like Terrell Owens, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, and CC Sabathia, a former six-time All-Star pitcher with the then-Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees.
Olympians like Jennie Finch and Natasha Watley, who both one a gold medal with Team USA Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, will be in their natural element.
It all goes down on Saturday night in Atlanta and is sure to produce a fun highlight or two.
Here’s a look at how to watch, and the participants in, the 2025 MLB Celebrity All-Star Softball Game.
Where to watch MLB Celebrity All-Star Softball Game
Date: Saturday, July 12 | Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Trust Park | Atlanta, Georgia
Live stream: MLB.TV/MLB.com
MLB Celebrity All-Star Softball Game participants
MLB celebrity softball game final score, results: C.C. Sabathia leads AL team to win with two home runs
The American League, captained by songwriter and Atlanta native Jermaine Dupri, took home a 17-15 victory over the National League. C.C. Sabathia had the most impressive performance of the night, smacking two home runs and getting the save for the AL to earn MVP honors. More celebrities who had big games included Quavo, Terrell Owens, Jennie Finch and the Capital One Bank Guy. The Sporting News tracked all the action from the 2025 MLB Celebrity Softball Game. The game was held at Truist Park in Atlanta on Saturday night. The American League won the game. The National League was led by former Braves catcher Javy Lopez, who took the mound for the NL and was named the game’s MVP. The AL won the contest, which was held during the MLB All-Star weekend in Atlanta, 15-15. It was the first time the American League had won a celebrity softball game since the 1990s, when the game was played in New York.
Several stars, from actors to influencers to comedians, took the field at Truist Park in Atlanta on Saturday night for a contest that was competitive for some and fun for all.
The American League, captained by songwriter and Atlanta native Jermaine Dupri, took home a 17-15 victory over the National League, led by former Braves catcher Javy Lopez.
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C.C. Sabathia had the most impressive performance of the night, smacking two home runs and getting the save for the AL to earn MVP honors. More celebrities who had big games included Quavo, Terrell Owens, Jennie Finch and the Capital One Bank Guy.
The Sporting News tracked all the action from the 2025 MLB Celebrity Softball Game.
MLB celebrity softball final score
1 2 3 4 5 F Team Jermaine Dupri (American) 0 4 7 1 5 17 Team Javy Lopez (National) 4 0 5 6 0 15
MLB celebrity softball game updates, highlights
10:15 p.m. — Sabathia earns his first career save, closing out a 17-15 win for the AL.
10:06 p.m. — Sabathia hits a ball to Alpharetta off the Capital One Bank Guy. The 2025 Hall of Fame inductee gives the AL the lead again.
10:01 p.m. — Wisin hits a go-ahead double for the NL. It’s a thrilled heading to the final inning.
9:54 p.m. — Nicky Cass ropes a double to left to plate two, atoning for the 11 runs he gave up on the mound. The AL still leads 11-10.
9:40 p.m. — The Capital One Bank Guy is absolutely raking. The only player with a fundamental, opposite-field approach plates two more runs for the NL with a double.
9:35 p.m. — Chris Tucker, an actor from Atlanta, makes a surprise appearance for the NL and hits a homer to steal a run back.
9:30 p.m. — An offensive barrage by the AL in the top of the third. Jerry Lorenzo added an inside the park home run to make in 11-4. That’s 11 unanswered runs by Team Jermaine Dupri.
9:26 p.m. — Sabathia demolishes a home run to right center field. It’s 9-4 AL.
CC Sabathia still has it 💪
An absolute no-doubter from the Yankees legend in the #CelebritySoftballGame 😤 pic.twitter.com/bGEFg71BnR — MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2025
9:23 p.m. —A throwing error by Young Miko brings home the go-ahead run for the AL.
9:21 p.m. — The “GEICO Relievers” are helping out Nicky Cass, who is back on the mound for Team Javy Lopez.
9:18 p.m. — A quick inning for the AL in the bottom of the second, exactly what the doctor ordered for Team Jermaine Dupri.
9:11 p.m. — Terrell Owens! Grand Slam! This game is tied!
Terrell Owens GRAND SLAM to tie the #CelebritySoftballGame! 🤯
(MLB x GEICO) pic.twitter.com/lgRlZMxIrm — MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2025
9:07 p.m. — Jennie Finch is on the mound for the NL in the top of the second. Mike Towers makes an incredible, over-the-shoulder catch for the first out.
9:01 p.m. — Wisin’ golfs one over the fence in right. 4-0 NL.
Wisin hits a 2-run homer off Quavo to put the NL up 4-0 in the #CelebritySoftballGame! 😤 pic.twitter.com/lxY2wJYZyh — MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2025
8:59 p.m. — Talkin’ Jake of Jomboy Media follows that up with a Little League home run. The NL has jumped on Quavo’s shoddy pitching early.
8:58 p.m. — Nicky Cass launches a leadoff home run in the bottom of the frame. The NL leads 1-0.
Nicky Cass hits the first home run in the 2025 #CelebritySoftballGame!
(MLB x GEICO) pic.twitter.com/jhe3es3qI4 — MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2025
8:50 p.m. — Nicky Cass tosses a 1-2-3 top of the first for the NL. C.C. Sabathia pops out to the Capital One Bank Guy to end the inning.
8:46 p.m. — For those that need a refresher on the rules:
5-inning game
Maximum of 10 batters per half inning
Tie at the end of the game will be decided with a home run derby
8:45 p.m. — The MLB celebrity softball game is underway!
How to watch the MLB celebrity softball game
Date: Saturday, July 12
Saturday, July 12 Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
8:30 p.m. ET Live stream: MLB.TV, MLB.com, MLB App, Fubo
Fans can watch the MLB celebrity softball game by live streaming on MLB.TV, MLB.com and the MLB App. The game won’t air on TV until it’s broadcast on MLB Network on Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m., which will be available to stream on Fubo.
MLB celebrity softball game roster 2025
Here’s a look at the celebrities confirmed by MLB to be playing in the celebrity softball game.