Jackson Olson is looking to score a home run in the ballroom.
The Savannah Bananas baseball player â and boyfriend of Pat Sajakâs daughter Maggie Sajakâ has joined Season 35 of âDancing with the Stars.â
Olsonâs upcoming gig was announced at Disneyâs Upfront presentation on Tuesday.
During Wednesdayâs episode of âGood Morning America,â the fan-favorite player revealed he manifested his spot on the competition series.
âI kind of manifested this whole thing,â he explained. âI posted a couple of TikToks last year, just joking and pranking my coach that I was going to be on this show, never thinking that it was a possibility. But when I posted it, I was like, âMaybe there is a possibility.ââ
Olson added that he âsaw some commentsâ that made him rethink whether joining âDWTSâ was plausible.
The athleteâs girlfriend, Maggie, took to her Instagram Stories after the news was announced with a series of supportive messages.
The TV personality re-posted the official announcement, writing, âSO PROUD.â
A second shot showed the pair from behind watching fireworks, with the caption, âBeyond proud of you.â
Maggie warned that âthe dance floor better get ready.â
The exciting news comes only a month after the couple announced their romance.
âApplications closedâ ,â Olson captioned their joint Instagram post at the time, referencing his relationship status.
Meanwhile, come fall, Olson is set to join âSummer House âstar Ciara Miller and âTraitorsâ runner-up Maura Higgins in the ballroom.
The full cast will be revealed on âGood Morning Americaâ on Sept. 2.
Olson, however, has plenty of dance experience on the baseball field.
The Savannah Bananas â which was founded in 2016 by husband and wife Jesse and Emily Cole â mixes baseball with choreographed dances, sing-alongs and players on stilts.
Olson joined the Georgia-based team in 2022, after previously turning down an offer from the Arizona Diamondbacks a few years prior.
After the MLBâs draft was shortened during the COVID-19 pandemic, the baseball player transferred from the University of Hartford to Stetson University.
Olson quickly gained an online following by showing off his dance moves and baseball skills on TikTok.
Olsonâs videos earned him a spot on the Savannah Bananas and he has since amassed over 2 million followers on the social media platform.
âI thought I was done with baseball after my career at Stetson University,â the influencer told People in 2023. âMentally, I kind of fell out of love with the game. And the Bananas brought that back.â
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