‘Survivor’ Enlists John Rocker as a Castaway

Controversial former MLB player will compete against a same-sex couple

Former pro baseball player John Rocker has found a new career: Reality TV contestant.

Atlanta Braves vet Rocker is among the castaways who will compete on the upcoming 29th episode of CBS’s reality competition “Survivor,” which returns Sept. 24 with a 90-minute premiere.

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If the show’s producers were looking for a contestant to draw controversy, they could have done worse than Rocker. In addition to his baseball career, Rocker made headlines with a Sports Illustrated interview, during which he spewed bigoted comments about homosexuals and foreigners. It’s also worth noting that this season’s batch of castaways include a same-sex couple, in the form of Broadway performer Reed Kelly and singer/actor Josh Canfield.

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Rocker will be teamed up with his girlfriend, model/spray tan business owner Julie McGee.

Read below for the full list of this season’s castaways.

Drew Christy
Age: 25
Winter Park, Fla.
Traveling Sales Rep

Alec Christy
Age: 22
Winter Park, Fla.
Student

Jeremy Collins
Age: 36
Foxboro, Mass.
Firefighter

Val Collins
Age: 35
Foxboro, Mass.
Police Officer

Reed Kelly
Age: 31
New York, N.Y.
Broadway Performer/Model/Aerialist

Josh Canfield
Age: 32
New York, N.Y.
Singer, Actor, Writer

Jon Misch
Age: 26
Waterford, Mich.
Financial Assistant

Jaclyn Schultz
Age: 25
Las Vegas, Nev.
Media Buyer

John Rocker
Age: 39
Atlanta, Ga.
Former MLB Player
**Played for the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Julie McGee
Age: 34
Atlanta, Ga.
Model/Owner of Spray Tan Business

Natalie Anderson
Age: 28
Edgewater, N.J.
Crossfit Coach and Student

Nadiya Anderson
Age: 28
Edgewater, N.J.
Crossfit Coach, Project Coordinator at Bridge2Peace
**Competed on seasons 21 and 24 of THE AMAZING RACE

Keith Nale
Age: 53
Shreveport, La.
Fire Captain

Wes Nale
Age: 23
Shreveport, La.
Firefighter

Missy Payne
Age: 47
Dallas, Texas
Owner of a Competitive Cheerleading Gym

Baylor Wilson
Age: 20
Nashville, Tenn.
Student

Dale Wentworth
Age: 55
Ephrata, Wash.
Farmer

Kelley Wentworth
Age: 28
Seattle, Wash.
Marketing Manager

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