![]() “We are thrilled once again to be back in San Diego raising money for the incredible children of Rady Children’s Hospital. “Petco Park, the great city of San Diego and the area’s diehard baseball community have been gracious hosts of this event for 12 of the past 13 years, and we are confident that they will once again provide the players, their families and guests with an experience that will last a lifetime.” ![]() “We’re very excited about returning to San Diego and Petco Park to host the 2021 All-American Classic,” stated Jerry Ford. Over the past 18 years, the All-American Classic fundraising activities have generated more than $1.3 million for a variety of local causes, including a record-breaking $119,819 raised during last year’s event in Oklahoma City to benefit the Toby Keith Foundation’s OK Kids Korral. ![]() Given the limitations imposed upon hospital visitations during the pandemic, each All-American player will be paired with a “buddy” from the hospital during certain on-field activities at Petco Park. Players will have an opportunity to participate in a fundraising competition with the Perfect Game Cares Foundation, to help raise funds for patients of Rady Children’s Hospital of the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. The All-American Classic not only shines a light on some of the world’s most talented high school baseball players, including many destined for Major League Baseball, it also provides an opportunity for the young athletes to demonstrate their passion for helping others. In all, players from the West hold a 12-6 edge over their counterparts from the East. In 2020, the West defeated the East, 7-5, to win its fifth-straight and ninth out of the last 10 All-American Classic games. Series of tournaments and events, including Perfect Game’s National Showcase, which takes place in St. Between now and then, high school baseball playersĪcross the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico will be scouted and identified through a The rosters for the 2021 All-American Classic will be announced in July, by a panel of talentĮvaluators assembled by Perfect Game. Touki Toussaint, who began the season on the Injured List, is also an alum of the game. He is joined by Ian Anderson, Max Fried, Alex Jackson, Tyler Matzek, and Austin Riley. The Atlanta Braves boasted the most Perfect Game All-Americans, with six, including reigning NL MVP Freddie Freeman. When Major League Baseball began its 2021 Championship Season last week, there were 87 Perfect Game All-American players on the Opening Day rosters of 28 of the 30 Major League teams.
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