Live Updates From Patriots QB Drake Maye's Charity Softball Game
WORCESTER --- New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye traded in his football helmet and pads for a softball glove and bat Sunday. The MVP finalist is hosting his first-annual MayeDay Family Foundation Celebrity Softball Classic at Polar Park, with plenty of his teammates and other Boston athletes.
Earlier this week, Maye spoke to reporters about what to expect.
"It'll be fun. It'll be awesome," he laughed. "It'll be a lot of people, hopefully. We've got some fireworks after. I haven't hit a softball, so hopefully some of the guys on the team will be hitting and hopefully get some home runs or maybe some strikeouts. It should be fun."
The schedule was as follows: Home run derby at 6 p.m, a golden arm competition at 6:30 p.m. and a seven-inning softball game at 7 p.m. The night is set to conclude with a fireworks show.
Check back here for all the latest updates from the sold-out event at Polar Park, plus which of your favorite Patrots stars are the best with the bat in their hand.
Home Run Derby:
For every home run hit in the event, both Maye and his wife Ann Michael pledged to donate $1,000 to Boston Children's Hospital for each home run hit. Several players took a crack at it, all but one of them wearing shoes (take a guess which one wasn't).
Will Campbell kicked off tonight's HRD: pic.twitter.com/7Sb9OPak9u
- Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026
In order of who hit, here's how the first round unfolded.
- Patriots OT Will Campbell: 5
- Patriots Hall of Famer Julian Edelman: 4
- Patriots QB Drake Maye: 6
- Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez: 4
- Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy: 1
- Bruins Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara: 0
- San Jose Sharks F Will Smith: 5
- Patriots WR Mack Hollins: 2
- Drake Maye's Brother Cole: 3
Drake Maye, Smith and Campbell moved onto the final round. Campbell struggled in relation to the first two. Both Maye and Smith crushed nine dingers, and Campbell hit just six (still plenty of them sailing way over the fence). By order of the quarterback, Smith was given the trophy.
Drake Maye and Will Smith tied in the finals with nine home runs. The quarterback let the NHL star take the title. The San Jose Shark and former BC Eagle is the champion.
- Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026
54 home runs were hit, raising $54,000. pic.twitter.com/CbcQxLoaEi
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This story was originally published May 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM.