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Travis Scott: Cactus Jack is bringing some major celebs together to show off their swings from Minute Maid Park

It’s more than the Houston Astros balling at Minute Maid Park these days. Turns out rap heavyweight Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack Foundation are gearing up to host a second annual HBCU celebrity softball game from the iconic H-Town stadium.

Travis Scott’s slated for another epic celebrity softball game

While the festivities aren’t going down until February 15, ticket are already available and there will also be a home run derby in addition to celebs facing off.

Travis Scott & his Cactus Jack Foundation, in conjunction with Project H.E.A.L., will host the Cactus Jack Foundation HBCU Celebrity Softball Classic on Thursday, February 15th at Minute Maid Park, home of the 2022 World Series Champion Houston Astros. The Celebrity Softball Classic will feature an all-star lineup of baseball Hall of Fam ers and A-list entertainers who will participate in a Home Run Derby and Softball Game. The event will also include exclusive Cactus Jack merch, giveaways, prizes, raffles, and a silent auction table with one-of-a-kind music and sports memorabilia. This event supports Scott’s longstanding commitment to providing scholarship opportunities for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It is a cause that is important to Scott given his family’s longtime legacy studying, working at and supporting HBCUs. Ticket proceeds will benefit the Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund, which provides financial support to HBCU seniors for final tuition fees and allows those students to graduate and receive their college diploma on-time.  

Tickets are available via www.astros.com/cactusjack

Tentative celebrities Include Travis Scott, Simone Biles, Ken Griffey Jr., Lil Wayne, CJ Stroud, Teyana Taylor, Anthony Mackie, Brooks Koepka, Druski, Sommer Ray, Tank Dell, Reggie Jackson, Jeff Bagwell, Kyle Tucker, Jose Canseco, Warren Moon, Terrell Owens, Adrian Peterson, Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Don Toliver, Metro Boomin, Andre Dawson, Scarface, Bun B, and surprise special guests 

Last year, the Astros Foundation announced a partnership with Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation as the title sponsor of the first annual Cactus Jack HBCU Classic, a round-rob in collegiate baseball tournament highlighting HBCUs and their baseball programs on opening weekend of college baseball, which is slated to take place Feb. 16-18, 2024. The Cactus Jack HBCU Classic will highlight Division I college baseball’s 2024 opening weekend. The six schools participating in the event include Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas), Prairie View A&M (Prairie View, Texas), Southern University and A&M  College (Baton Rouge, La.), Gramblin