ARLINGTON -- When Rob Bentley first entered the MLB Moments contest, he never thought he would win the experience of being on the same team as Pedro Martínez and Jennie Finch, two of his favorite celebrities.

But that’s exactly what happened -- he had a front-row seat to watch the MLB Hall of Famer and softball legend play in the lighthearted 2024 All-Star Celebrity Softball Game presented by Corona.

“It's very fun and great to experience beautiful facilities and I couldn’t be happier,” Bentley said. “What a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

The Cave Creek, Ariz., native was also in the company of Emmy Award winner and comedian Tiffany Haddish, University of Colorado football coach and former MLB player Deion Sanders, Grammy Award-winning artist Myke Towers, and more at the welcome reception in the nearby Loews’ Hotel before heading to Globe Life Field for the game on Saturday night.

Bentley had one of the best seats in the house to witness an exciting game, filled with antics and an -- almost -- comeback.

Frontera Teck launches a long ball over the border

Before stepping one foot onto the field, Grammy Award-winning producer Frontera Teck announced that he would homer three times during the game.

He didn’t get all three but he did hit one. In his first at-bat of the night, he took a down-and-in pitch to send the ball over the barriers of the outfield to get his very first (and only) dinger of the night. He gave the American League squad a quick lead that did not last very long.

Benches cleared ... not

Comedian Kid Mero was looking for some backup from his team when he was hit by a pitch thrown by Martínez. The pair got into a tussle but the National League watched from their dugout and did not instigate a benches-clearing situation.

Mero did his best to fight Martínez, but instantly found himself holding onto the former Major Leaguer’s leg, getting a laugh from everyone in the stadium.

Back-to-back inside-the-park

The NL squad was not going to be left behind and give up easily. Reality TV Star West Wilson sent a ball right into a gap in left field. Using his speed, he rounded the bases for the first inside-the-park homer of the inning. It wasn’t long before radio and TV personality Bobby Bones, the eventual MVP of the game, stepped up to the plate and followed suit with a second inside-the-park homer right up the middle of the outfield immediately after.

Bones for MVP

After hitting the homer and even logging a lead-extending triple, Bones made his case for MVP on the mound, recording some quick strikeouts and setting the two for the NL on defense.

“Bobby Bones in the circle definitely earned the MVP,” Finch said. “He shut us down. I think I’ve never been part of something where we had barely any hits the whole time. I think we only hit twice which is unheard of. So he definitely did on the mound.”

During the game, “The Bobby Bones Show” host had scraped his knee, and afterward, with blood dribbling and sweat dripping from his face, Bones held his MVP belt with pride and enjoyed his time with the celebrities.

“It was awesome, it was so much fun,” he said. “I got the belt, but I just wanted to play, much less be the MVP, but it was awesome.”

Owens calls yard … then goes over it

Before the game, Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens mentioned he played a little bit of all sports growing up including softball, and was going to try and hit a home run.

“I’m going to try to,” Owens said. “That’s the goal. The number one goal is to win but definitely try to go yard if I can.”

At 50 years old, he was able to showcase his ability to remain an athlete and hit a softball deep in a Major League field. Owens contributed to the six runs the NL squad scored in the fourth inning.

The AL(most) comeback

Despite being down for most of the game, the American League did its best to try and make a comeback, scoring eight runs in the fifth and final inning, but it was not enough to take the win.

“I’m super proud of the team,” Finch said. “It was a rough loss but to see the fight and to see us put up [eight] runs in the end, it was a pretty good way to end the game. At least we went down fighting.”