Summer 2023 is the summer of baseball in Seattle. For the first time since 2001, the MLB All-Star festivities are returning to the Emerald City. One event during this week will be the annual Celebrity Softball Game, and on the roster is Seattle’s own Joel McHale.
McHale was raised on Mercer Island and was even a member of the University of Washington’s 1992-93 Rose Bowl team. He is one of the more notable and popular celebrities from the Seattle area, and is a die hard Seahawks fan. He even raised the 12th Man Flag in a 2015 home game against the then-St. Louis Rams.
McHale joins former Mariners legends Felix Hernandez, Mike Cameron, and Bret Boone.
Curiously, these seem to be the only Seattle representation in the game. There are other notable Seattle “royalty” such as Sue Bird, Chris Pratt, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Rainn Wilson to name a few. Perhaps we’ll see more announced as we get closer to All-Star Week.
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