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.

54 home runs were hit, raising $54,000. pic.twitter.com/CbcQxLoaEi
— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026

Golden Arm Competition:

For those who didn't compete in the Home Run Derby, they got to test out their arm strength. Each given five chances, players went out to left field to try knock down three bats at first base. It didn't go all that well.

The first roundwas a lot of misses, with a few players getting lucky on some bounces.

Patriots TE Hunter Henry: 0/5
Drake Maye's Brother Luke: 0/5
Drake Maye's Brother Beau: 0/5
Comedian Matt Rife: 0/5
Seattle Kraken F Matty Beniers: 0/5
Patriots WR DeMario Douglas: 1/5
Patriots WR Romeo Doubs: 1/5
Patriots LB Robert Spillane: 0/5
Patriots S Brenden Schooler: 1/5
Patriots P Bryce Baringer: 1/5
Patriots CB Marcus Jones: 0/5

The “Golden Arm Competition” is really hard. You get five throws from left field to hit a bat at first base. No one has been able to do it.

Here’s comedian Matt Rife’s attempts: pic.twitter.com/tfeYZ0gpTH
— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026

Everyone seemed to struggle, with Henry telling Gillette Stadium gameday announcer Mike "Sarge" Riley that he thinks he threw his arm out. The three players to make contact -- Douglas, Schooler and Baringer -- each entered a throw off. All three kept at it until Douglas knocked one down to win it all.

DeMario Douglas, Brenden Schooler and Bryce Baringer all made contact, so they got into a throw off. Pop ended up winning, and told the crowd he’ll be back next year. pic.twitter.com/5BQxXsDwH5
— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026

After the event, the Patriots quarterback donated a $5,000 check to Worcester's North High School. Some of the school's baseball players helped shag balls during the Home Run Derby.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye donates $5,000 to members of the North High School baseball team. | Ethan Hurwitz / Patriots On SI

Softball Classic:

The main event, a seven-inning softball game between "Team Patriots" and "Team Sox," kicked off with introductions of both sides. After a few changes to the original rosters, including Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels not being able to attend, the starting lineups made their way to the field.

Team Sox Lineup: Brenden Schooler, Dave Portnoy, Matt Rife, Will Smith, Matty Beniers, Tommy DeVito, Marcus Jones, Mack Hollins, Robert Spillane, Jared Wilson, Julian Edelman, Jack Westover, Christian Gonzalez (captain)

Team Patriots Lineup: Will Campbell, Beau Maye, Cole Maye, Luke Maye, Megan Keller, Jill Saulnier, Mike Onwenu, Hunter Henry, DeMario Douglas, Rhamondre Stevenson, Romeo Doubs, Zdeno Chara, Mike Vrabel, Drake Maye and Ann Michael Maye (co-captains)

The rules? Typical softball rules. Three outs or an entire lineup bats, and the half inning is over. For each home run hit, Drake and Ann Michael announced they'd be donating $2,500 to Boston Children's.

A sold-out Polar Park for Drake Maye's inaugural celebrity softball game. | Ethan Hurwitz / Patriots On SI

Top 1: Team Sox 1, Team Patriots 0

A leadoff triple from Matt Rife and double from Marcus Jones plated the game's first run. In right field, Romeo Doubs misplayed both balls -- including falling over the fence -- leading Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel to put their hands up in disbelief.

Bottom 1: Team Sox 1, Team Patriots 0

It looked like Team Patriots could get some offense going, but a leaping grab from Marcus Jones at second base robbed PWHL's Jill Saulnier of a hit.

Marcus Jones said that he hasn’t played baseball since eighth grade. Could have fooled me. What a play. pic.twitter.com/FhFwelTyIF
— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026

Top 2: Team Sox 8, Team Patriots 0

This game was blown wide open. Hits in the gap put Jared Wilson and Robert Spillane on base, and Mack Hollins crushed a long home run after calling his shot. The score got out of hand quick.

Bottom 2: Team Sox 8, Team Patriots 7

After Drake Maye addressed the crowd saying how his team was "getting their butts whooped," the offense got whipped into gear. Romeo Doubs, Luke Maye and Drake Maye went back-to-back-to-back to finally get on the scoreboard. Ann Michael Maye hit a single before Will Campbell went yard. Mike Onwenu followed that up with a home run of his own.

Top 3: Team Sox 15, Team Patriots 7

Matty Beniers and Jack Westover trade hits to lead off the inning, scoring Beniers on a Westover double. Two batters later, Robert Spillane, Tommy DeVito, Mack Hollins and Christian Gonzalez go back-to-back-to-back-to-back to add more to the tally. Brenden Schooler also hit one.

Mack Hollins is 2/2 with two dingers. Someone get Chad Tracy on the phone right now. pic.twitter.com/MjoIV8h4B1
— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) May 31, 2026

Bottom 3: Team Sox 15, Team Patriots 9

After not being announced in any of the staritng lineups, Patriots wide receiver Efton Chism III entered the game and immediately went deep. So did Cole Maye, who spent time playing college baseball at Florida in college.

Top 4: Team Sox 16, Team Patriots 9

Some poor defense leads to a few base runners, and Jared Wilson capitalizes with an RBI double. Chism makes his presence known defensively, as he shows off the arm in center field.

Bottom 4: Team Sox 16, Team Patriots 10

Drake Maye went deep, but the defense argued that it should be an out because they had someone catch the ball over the fence. Team Patriots tacked on more after Ann Michael Maye reached on a throwing error, scoring a run.

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