Shaheed, Nwosu to host celebrity home run derby, softball game at Cheney Stadium
Celebrity softball is returning to Cheney Stadium.
Seattle Seahawks standouts Rashid Shaheed and Uchenna Nwosu will host the fifth annual Seattle All-Star Classic on Saturday afternoon, a celebrity home run derby and softball game partnered with South Sound nonprofits.
The family-friendly event in Tacoma’s backyard features vendors, live music, a children’s play area, a beer and wine garden and private suites, SASC’s website said. Former Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf hosted the inaugural event in 2022, which has since featured the likes of Geno Smith, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Kam Chancellor.
Festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. on July 11, and tickets are available on Ticketmaster, starting at $26.95 for standard admission.
“I’ve heard a lot about the energy around this event, and I’m ready to experience it firsthand,” Shaheed said in an event release. “It’s going to be a fun, competitive matchup, and I’m looking forward to getting out there and putting on a show for the fans.”
The SASC is “Filling the Gap” in 2026, a community initiative that works with local nonprofits to solve inequities in education, youth sports, academic leadership, economic empowerment and food or family insecurities.
Here’s a full list of confirmed participants for Saturday’s All-Star Classic:
- Rashid Shaheed — Seattle Seahawks
- Uchenna Nwosu — Seattle Seahawks
- Abraham Lucas — Seattle Seahawks
- Lofa Tatupu — Seattle Seahawks legend
- Myles Gaskin — NFL running back, UW Huskies legend
- Brady Russell — Seattle Seahawks
- Casey Sadler — Former Seattle Mariners pitcher
- Gary Gilliam — Former Seattle Seahawks tackle
- Nate Jackson — Comedian, Actor
- Zaydrius Rainey-Sale — UW Huskies linebacker
- Xavier Guillory — Baltimore Ravens
- Xe’ree Alexander — UW Huskies linebacker
- Rebel Kel — WWE/AEW Wrestler
- Matt Gotel — Former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle
- Angela Rye — Social Justice Advocate, Lawyer
- Devin Short — Former Seattle Seawolves flanker, star of Married at First Sight
- Dan Kriel — Seattle Seawolves center
- Eric Duechle — Seattle Seawolves legend
- Gerald Smiley — Former MLB pitcher, Mental Performance Coach
- Kid Sensation — Seattle hip-hop legend
- Terry Hollimon — Emmy-Nominated Broadcaster/Speaker/Coach, former UW Huskies RB
- Malcolm “Phlex” Evans — SOS Professional Wrestling Champion
- Infamous Kayce — Seattle Influencer, Seattle Storm Arena
- DJ Roscoe — Seattle Seahawks Official DJ
- Norris Frederick — Former Team USA Track & Field Medalist
- Rocky Sandoval — R&B Singer/Songwriter
- Bender — Radio Host from “Mornings with Jodi and Bender” on 95.7 The Jet
- Mkristo Bruce — Former NFL DL, WSU Cougars legend
- Matt Fields — Former MLB first baseman
- Kwame Appiah — Star on Netflix’s “Love is Blind”
- Ray Wells Jr. — Team USA Track & Field, WSU Cougars Track legend
- Michaela Carter — Former Division-I softball player
- Rylee Studioso — Professional softball player
- Mike Benton — Kraken Audio Network Broadcaster
- Arielle Orsuto — KING 5 News Sports Reporter
- Blake Lively — Professional softball player
- James Riley — Former Seattle Sounders defender
- Everett Fitzhugh — Seattle Kraken radio play-by-play announcer
- Niko Tamurian — KOMO 4 News Sports Director
Shaheed, 27, famously returned the opening kickoff of the 2025 NFC Divisional playoff against San Francisco 95 yards for a touchdown at Lumen Field, sparking Seattle’s Super Bowl run. The Seahawks brought him back in March, inking the receiver to a three-year, $51 million contract.
Nwosu, 29, rumbled 45 yards for a defining, pick-six interception return that sealed Seattle’s 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.
