Justin Timberlake joins campaign to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville

Who wants to bring baseball to Nashville, Tenn.? Justin Timberlake think it’s gonna be him.

The Tennessee native announced Wednesday that he’s joined a group called Music City Baseball that aims to create a professional MLB team in Nashville.

“I am thrilled to be involved in the movement to bring Major League Baseball to the great state of Tennessee,” Timberlake said in a statement to the Nashville Tennessean.

“I believe in Music City Baseball’s vision of linking baseball and music in a unique way to unite and entertain people and I am excited to help generate awareness throughout the community as we share our vision for bringing MLB to Music City,” adds the 39-year-old singer.