{"id":351,"date":"2013-10-31T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T13:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heroesbb.com\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2017-01-05T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T01:38:53","slug":"annual-heroesdirk-nowitzki-celebrity-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/?page_id=351","title":{"rendered":"Annual Heroes\/Dirk Nowitzki Celebrity Baseball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-351-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Heroes-Celebrity-game-Book-3-2-SD-480p.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Heroes-Celebrity-game-Book-3-2-SD-480p.m4v\">https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Heroes-Celebrity-game-Book-3-2-SD-480p.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>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&#8217;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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>In addition to Nowitzki, others that appeared in the Celebrity Baseball Game included \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2022 Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks MVP and 2011 NBA champion)<br \/>\n\u2022 Dan Bailey (Dallas Cowboys kicker)<br \/>\n\u2022 Cole Beasley (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\n\u2022 Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)<br \/>\n\u2022 Brice Butler (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)<br \/>\n\u2022 Barry Church (Dallas Cowboys safety)<br \/>\n\u2022 La\u2019el Collins (Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman)<br \/>\n\u2022 Tyrone Crawford (Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle)<br \/>\n\u2022 Lance Dunbar (Dallas Cowboys running back)<br \/>\n\u2022 Byron Jones (Dallas Cowboys defensive back)<br \/>\n\u2022 Darren McFadden (Dallas Cowboys running back)<br \/>\n\u2022 Mark Nzeocha (Dallas Cowboys linebacker)<br \/>\n\u2022 Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle)<br \/>\n\u2022 Devin Street (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)<br \/>\n\u2022 Lucky Whitehead (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)<br \/>\n\u2022 J.J. Wilcox (Dallas Cowboys safety)<br \/>\n\u2022 Terrance Williams (Dallas Cowboys wide receiver)<br \/>\n\u2022 Chace Crawford (Plano-raised actor of TV series Gossip Girl and Blood and Oil)<br \/>\n\u2022 Geoff Stults (actor of TV series The Odd Couple and upcoming movies Hey Brother and The Kicker)<br \/>\n\u2022 Justin Anderson (Dallas Mavericks guard)<br \/>\n\u2022 J.J. Barea (Dallas Mavericks guard)<br \/>\n\u2022 Rick Carlisle** (Dallas Mavericks head coach and 2011 NBA champion)<br \/>\n\u2022 Jeremy Evans (Dallas Mavericks forward)<br \/>\n\u2022 Raymond Felton (Dallas Mavericks guard)<br \/>\n\u2022 Devin Harris** (Dallas Mavericks point guard)<br \/>\n\u2022 David Lee (Dallas Mavericks forward)<br \/>\n\u2022 Wesley Matthews (Dallas Mavericks guard)<br \/>\n\u2022 JaVale McGee (Dallas Mavericks center)<br \/>\n\u2022 Salah Mejri (Dallas Mavericks center)<br \/>\n\u2022 Chandler Parsons (Dallas Mavericks forward)<br \/>\n\u2022 Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks forward)<br \/>\n\u2022 Charlie Villanueva (Dallas Mavericks forward)<br \/>\n\u2022 Deron Williams** (Dallas Mavericks point guard)<br \/>\n\u2022 Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas player)<br \/>\n\u2022 Chris Seitz (FC Dallas player)<br \/>\n\u2022 Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas player)<br \/>\n\u2022 David Murphy (former Texas Rangers player)<br \/>\n\u2022 Michael Young (former Texas Rangers player)<br \/>\n\u2022 Brian Cardinal (former Dallas Mavericks forward and 2011 NBA champion)<br \/>\n\u2022 Ben Grieve (former MLB outfielder)<br \/>\n\u2022 Jason Terry (Houston Rockets guard and former Dallas Mavericks player)<br \/>\n\u2022 Mike Bacsik (former MLB pitcher and current co-host of The G-Bag Nation on 105.3 The Fan)<br \/>\n\u2022 Jody Dean (host of Jody Dean &amp; The Morning Team on 98.7 KLUV)<br \/>\n\u2022 Edward Egros (Fox 4 weekend sports anchor)<br \/>\n\u2022 Ben Rogers (co-host of The Ben &amp; Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan)<br \/>\n\u2022 Jeff \u201cSkin\u201d Wade (co-host of The Ben &amp; Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan and Dallas Mavericks TV analyst)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Every year Heroes baseball players are admitted to this event to sit in our Heroes Special Section when wearing their Heroes jerseys.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cro_col_3 cro_gallerylist\"><li class=\"widget-container\"><div class=\"imgouter galholderski\"><img width=\"269\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h5 class=\"cro_accent cro_galtitle\">Heroes Celebrity Game Gallery<\/h5><ul class=\"cro_gallerycontentwidget\"><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-1-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-1.jpeg\" title=\"images-1\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-2-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-2.jpeg\" title=\"images-2\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-3-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-3.jpeg\" title=\"images-3\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-4-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-4.jpeg\" title=\"images-4\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-5-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-5.jpeg\" title=\"images-5\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-6-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-6.jpeg\" title=\"images-6\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-7-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-7.jpeg\" title=\"images-7\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images-150x150.jpeg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/images.jpeg\" title=\"images\"><\/li><li rel=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NS_29DIRKH_31924604-150x150.jpg\" contents=\"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NS_29DIRKH_31924604.jpg\" title=\"NS_29DIRKH_31924604\"><\/li><\/ul><span class=\"cro_galoverlay \">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2945,"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351\/revisions\/2945"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heroesbb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}