Watch Saints’ Drew Brees belt a home run at MLB celebrity game

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees may be known for his elite skills as a football player, but he’s clearly a lethal baseball player.

Brees was one of many that took part in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 10th at Petco Park in San Diego. The game was nationally televised on ESPN on Monday night, and we saw Brees show off his batting skills.

Not too shabby, Drew. Here’s another look.

Brees, who received a warm welcoming from the San Diego crowd, joined famous sports icons and celebrities like Jamie Foxx, Andy Cohen, Terry Crews, Rickey Henderson, David Wells, Mark-Paul Gosselar, Ozzie Smith, and Trevor Hoffman.

He recalled an experience getting an autograph from Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith when he was just 10 years old.

"“I got him to sign my glove,” Brees said. “Unfortunately, it was the inside of my glove. See, that’s not a veteran move. Because then I’d just sit there and take ground ball after ground ball and the signature’s actually erased away.“In the locker room (Sunday) as we were getting ready, I kind of walked up and had him sign my bat. So, I was like, ‘You’re my first baseball autograph and now my last autograph.’ ”"

Drew Brees has had a long history of following baseball. He was a varsity letterman in baseball, basketball, and football in high school. At one point, playing college baseball was all Brees dreamed about. The Saints quarterback actually wears No. 9 because of his childhood idol Ted Williams, and is clearly a threat with a bat.