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John Rocker will be on next 'Survivor' cast
Former Braves closer John Rocker recently took part in alumni weekend at Turner Field.
Everyone's favorite baseball villain, John Rocker, will reprise his role on the next season of the CBS reality show "Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water."
The former Atlanta Braves closer will appear on the series, which premieres Sept. 24, with his girlfriend, spray-tan business owner Julie McGee, Entertainment Weekly reports.
This season's cast will feature pairs instead of single players to compete for the $1 million prize.
Rocker was famously villified nearly 15 years in a Sports Illustrated article, which painted him as a bigot and New York hater. Rocker recently defended himself after the writer, Jeff Pearlman, rehashed the episode.
Rocker is not too concerned about how other contestants see him.
"Not really," he told Entertainment Weekly before filming began. "I see these folks that I'm getting ready to play this game with as very similar to the 13 years of professional baseball that I played, and the teammates that I played with. Some of my biggest supporters after that SI debacle were my current and past teammates."
Rocker was at Turner Field earlier this month as the Braves honored former players.
Here McGee and Rocker talk about what they expect on the island:
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