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06/10/2008 11:27 AM ET
All-star cast hits Dodger Stadium
Auction winners join celebs for Dodgers Dream Foundation
By Doug Miller / MLB.com
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"Final Season" star Sean Astin dodges Rob Lowe's tag at the 2004 Hollywood Stars Game. (Matt Sayles/AP)
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More than 30 celebrities will suit up and play in the 50th annual Hollywood Stars Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 21, and along with emerging Dodgers stars James Loney and Russell Martin, you can help them prepare for their nine innings of baseball.
Special packages are up for auction benefiting the Dodgers Dream Foundation, and these packages will offer fans the opportunity to take part in the festivities alongside Loney and Martin, who will serve as honorary team captains.
The stars will be out in force on the field. The current list includes actors Christian Slater, David Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Sean Astin, Tom Arnold, Cristian de la Fuente, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, film director Garry Marshall, rock star George Thorogood and many more.
The game will be hosted by popular E! personalities from "E! News" and "The Daily 10" and will feature special performances by the Blue Man Group. The game will start shortly after the conclusion of the Dodgers-Cleveland Indians game that day, which starts at 12:55 p.m. PT.
Auction-winning fans will be able to take over as honorary photographer, honorary coach or as the official Hollywood Stars bat kid. Additional auction winners will read the celebrity team lineups or take the field with a celebrity at the start of the game and receive an autograph.
Each package includes four baseline box or field-level tickets to the Dodgers-Indians game. Many of the experiences are open to adults and children of all ages, and bidding is now under way online and will continue until 2 p.m. PT on Tuesday, June 17. Full details of each package are online at www.dodgers.com/ticketauction.
Founded in 1998, the Dodgers Dream Foundation (DDF) was created to provide educational, athletic and recreational opportunities for the youth of the Greater Los Angeles community. In 2007, the Dodgers and the Dodgers Dream Foundation assisted more than 5,000 local youth organizations by renovating baseball fields in the community, through player appearances, and by donating more than 100,000 tickets, autographed memorabilia, donation of used equipment and much more. Last season, the Dodgers Dream Foundation affected an estimated 250,000 local youth through its various programs.
Doug Miller is a Senior Writer for MLB.com/Entertainment. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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