Boise fans will have a reason to tune into ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" newest season next month, as the club's top pitcher, Pancho Germán, makes up the latest celebrity cast as announced this morning on "Good Morning America."The following is a press release from ABC about the show's 75th season:
Boise Spuds' team spokesman Ernie Rothchild said ABC approached the Brewster Baseball Association last year, making an inquiry if players showed any interest in competing on the popular show during the off-season. Germán expressed the most interest on the Spuds and was selected from a list of fifteen players submitted to ABC. "Germán loves the spotlight," Rothchild told Treasure Valley Sports. "This should really help with his popularity amongst BBA fans, not only here in Boise but across the country." Rothchild added that the 75th season of "Dancing" ends the week before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, so there is no conflict with the team's schedule.With a lineup of celebrities including a celebrity chef, a global pop star, a stand-up comedian, Victoria's Secret runway star, several professional athletes, and former television dad to name a few, “Dancing with the Stars” is waltzing its way into its highly anticipated upcoming 2041 season. The new celebrity cast is adding some glitzy bling to their wardrobe, breaking in their dancing shoes and readying themselves for their first dance on the ballroom floor, as the show kicks off MONDAY, DEC. 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.
As announced this morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the celebrities heading to the ballroom this season (in alphabetical order) are the following:
Billy Boone Jr. - former two-time NASCAR Cup champion
Rosemarie Carter - three-time Academy Award-nominated director
Grace Douglas - celebrity lawyer and talk show host
Pancho Germán - BBA pitcher
Virgil Johnston - former WBA Middleweight champion boxer
Mikki Manning - global pop star
Carol McGower - retired LPGA golfer
Lester Moss - Australian stand-up comedian
Daisy Padilla - Victoria's Secret supermodel
Andy Stapleton - former star of ABC's hit series "Father, Son, Holy Ghost"
Trina Tran - celebrity chef
James Wendt - host of television's #1 game show, ABC's "Prize Pyramid"
Germán's participation is not the only contestant with ties to the Brewster Baseball Association. Mikki Manning, the British pop star, is the wife of two-time Silk Award winner Lucas McNeill of the Yellow Springs Nine. Rumors have it that Boise General Manager Joe Lederer and Yellow Springs Manager Ron Collins have a friendly "steak dinner bet" as to which contestant goes the furthest in the show.
