NJ Gov. Chris Christie Plays Ball -- Literally

— -- Chris Christie might not always be willing to play ball with reporters, but he’s certainly willing to swing the bat for New York’s finest.

The New Jersey governor was named MVP at Wednesday night’s WFAN “True Blue” charity softball game, where his celebrity team won 4-3 with the help of his solid fielding at third base.

Wearing a navy NYPD jersey, Christie – who, as an 11-year-old Little Leaguer, dreamed of a MLB career – took the bat at the star-studded game at Yankee Stadium in honor of fallen NYPD officers Rafael Ramos, Wenjian Liu and Brian Moore.

At Christie’s first at-bat, the crowd went wild – even as WFAN sportscaster Joe Benigno reportedly remarked, “How was the traffic coming over the George Washington Bridge?”

The governor, who hasn’t yet declared his intention to run for president in 2016 but is widely thought to be considering a bid, told the New Jersey Star-Ledger Wednesday night that if he does decide to run, he’d be jumping in relatively late in the game.

"For me, it's the bottom of the eighth-top of the ninth," Christie, 52, said. "But in terms of the whole race? Barely in the first."