{"id":800087,"date":"2026-08-02T23:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/800087\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T23:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:01:11","slug":"martha-reeves-national-anthem-performance-goes-viral-at-womens-pro-baseball-league-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/800087\/","title":{"rendered":"Martha Reeves National Anthem Performance Goes Viral at Women&#8217;s Pro Baseball League Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Martha Reeves<br \/>\n                          Goes Viral for National Anthem at WPBL Debut<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              August 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:49 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260802_e7372f9190874fa69e2cfe3339964083\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:62e5c863-7372-4344-b3fe-1be64eda66a7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e7372f9190874fa69e2cfe3339964083_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Martha-Reeves-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Pro Baseball League officially made history with its inaugural game Saturday &#8230; but it wasn&#8217;t just the action on the field getting people talking as Motown icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/martha-reeves\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martha Reeves<\/a> took center stage.<\/p>\n<p>Before the first pitch, Martha was joined by two backup singers to perform &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner,&#8221; helping kick off the league&#8217;s long-awaited debut.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post.<\/p>\n<p>The anthem quickly became a viral moment online, with social media lighting up as viewers weighed in on the performance &#8212; praising the historic opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of where people landed, the performance generated buzz and put an even brighter spotlight on the launch of the new professional league.<\/p>\n<p>Best known for hits like\u00a0&#8220;Heat Wave&#8221;\u00a0and\u00a0&#8220;Dancing in the Street,&#8221;\u00a0Reeves cemented her place in music history long before she and Martha and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cc8ac756ddb64428a725d1d8c4f1fd79_md.png\" alt=\"062326 martha reeves kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Martha recently joined &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; along with her Co-Producer and Manager,\u00a0Chris Roe,\u00a0and we asked her about her music comeback, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/harvey-levin\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvey<\/a> &#8212; a big fan of Martha &#8212; then waited for the perfect moment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/23\/martha-reeves-wants-harvey-levin-to-sing-her-backup-vocals\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">offer<\/a> his backup vocal services.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260623_c82f0660e2964e11b9ac7abe6c29442f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:62e5c863-7372-4344-b3fe-1be64eda66a7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c82f0660e2964e11b9ac7abe6c29442f_md.png\" alt=\"sub martha reeves getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WPBL&#8217;s debut marks a major milestone for women&#8217;s baseball, bringing a professional league to the diamond and giving female players another opportunity to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>And if the opening ceremony is any indication, the league&#8217;s first season is already generating plenty of conversation &#8212; 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