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New players announced for Golden Knights-Raiders charity softball game

Some new names were added to the rosters for the Battle for Vegas charity softball game next week.

Zach Whitecloud, Adin Hill and former Golden Knights player Ryan Reaves will be joining captain Reilly Smith, Jack Eichel, Keegan Kolesar, Nic Hague, Logan Thompson and Shea Theodore for the Knights’ team.

Bilal Nichols will be joining captain Maxx Crosby, David Long Jr., Dylan Parham, Nate Hobbs, Tre’von Moehrig, Daniel Carlson and AJ Cole on the Raiders’ team.

Former Oakland A’s player José Canseco is also confirmed to play in the home run derby and the game.

The home run derby is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. July 22, with the game following at 7:30 p.m.

New this year is a Battle for Vegas Fan Fest that will take place July 21 from 4 to 9 p.m. and July 22 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It will feature a variety of family-friendly games, appearances from Knights and Raiders players, and more.

Fan fest is free and open to the public at The Lawn at Downtown Summerlin.

Contact Rochelle Richards at rrichards@reviewjournal.com. Follow @RoRichards24 on Twitter.

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