Ahead of the MLB All-Star Game, the “Mad Men” star stepped in as being a field reporter and spoke to some of baseball’s biggest names about their favorite nicknames for any home run — like “bomb” and “nuke. ” You get the idea.
He also introduced them to the term of their own — the “Hamm Slamm” — and even had a canned pork made into a blingy necklace to help christen the term. (That is usually, until Mets player Pete Alonso shattered it. )
“We’ve learned that there’s a lot of brands for a home run, but they’re all of the awesome, ” Hamm said in the portion, played before the huge game. “We furthermore learned that there’s a lot of mlb players that would perform anything to get their hands on the bedazzled canned ham. ”
Los Angeles plus Dodger Stadium have been the center of All-Star Online game activities all week, including the celebrity competitive softball game.
The particular celeb-soaked city has not been shy about bending its star energy. Denzel Washington had been on hand on Wednesday to pay special tribute in order to Jackie Robinson , and Ben Platt sang the Nationwide Anthem.