Milroe set to play in Rickwood celebrity softball game

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and former MLB pitcher CC Sabathia are among the latest confirmed participants in the upcoming Fan Jam celebrity softball game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham on June 19.

The Fan Jam is part of a “Barnstorm Birmingham” event and Juneteenth celebration in conjunction with the following day’s MLB at Rickwood Field game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. The Fan Jam celebrity game, set for 7 p.m., will be televised by MLB Network.

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Other celebrities set to play in the game include former MLB first baseman Ryan Howard, NFL quarterback Jameis Winston, Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Owens and Dwight Freeney, NBA champions Stephen Jackson and JR Smith, TV star Omari Hardwick, boxing champion Alycia Baumgardner, and actor/comedians Lil Rey Howery, Phoebe Robinson and Roy Wood Jr. Players will be placed on teams named “Say Heys” and “The Hammers,” named for Alabama-born baseball legends Willie Mays (AKA “The Say Hey Kid”) and Hank Aaron (AKA “The Hammer”).

The event also includes a post-game concert by influential hip-hop artist/producer Metro Boomin’. Tickets are on sale for $24 at MLB.com/rickwood.