Each year, Dallas Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki and more than a dozen other athletes and celebrities return to Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco to compete in Dirk Nowitzki’s Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game. June 29, 2016 was the 15th edition of the game and again benefited the charities of the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and the Heroes Foundation.
In addition to Nowitzki, others that appeared in the Celebrity Baseball Game included • Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks MVP and 2011 NBA champion)
• Dan Bailey (Dallas Cowboys kicker)
• Cole Beasley (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)
• Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)
• Brice Butler (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)
• Barry Church (Dallas Cowboys safety)
• La’el Collins (Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman)
• Tyrone Crawford (Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle)
• Lance Dunbar (Dallas Cowboys running back)
• Byron Jones (Dallas Cowboys defensive back)
• Darren McFadden (Dallas Cowboys running back)
• Mark Nzeocha (Dallas Cowboys linebacker)
• Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle)
• Devin Street (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)
• Lucky Whitehead (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)
• J.J. Wilcox (Dallas Cowboys safety)
• Terrance Williams (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)
• Chace Crawford (Plano-raised actor of TV series Gossip Girl and Blood and Oil)
• Geoff Stults (actor of TV series The Odd Couple and upcoming movies Hey Brother and The Kicker)
• Justin Anderson (Dallas Mavericks guard)
• J.J. Barea (Dallas Mavericks guard)
• Rick Carlisle** (Dallas Mavericks head coach and 2011 NBA champion)
• Jeremy Evans (Dallas Mavericks forward)
• Raymond Felton (Dallas Mavericks guard)
• Devin Harris** (Dallas Mavericks point guard)
• David Lee (Dallas Mavericks forward)
• Wesley Matthews (Dallas Mavericks guard)
• JaVale McGee (Dallas Mavericks center)
• Salah Mejri (Dallas Mavericks center)
• Chandler Parsons (Dallas Mavericks forward)
• Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks forward)
• Charlie Villanueva (Dallas Mavericks forward)
• Deron Williams** (Dallas Mavericks point guard)
• Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas player)
• Chris Seitz (FC Dallas player)
• Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas player)
• David Murphy (former Texas Rangers player)
• Michael Young (former Texas Rangers player)
• Brian Cardinal (former Dallas Mavericks forward and 2011 NBA champion)
• Ben Grieve (former MLB outfielder)
• Jason Terry (Houston Rockets guard and former Dallas Mavericks player)
• Mike Bacsik (former MLB pitcher and current co-host of The G-Bag Nation on 105.3 The Fan)
• Jody Dean (host of Jody Dean & The Morning Team on 98.7 KLUV)
• Edward Egros (Fox 4 weekend sports anchor)
• Ben Rogers (co-host of The Ben & Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan)
• Jeff “Skin” Wade (co-host of The Ben & Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan and Dallas Mavericks TV analyst)
Every year Heroes baseball players are admitted to this event to sit in our Heroes Special Section when wearing their Heroes jerseys.