{"id":3972,"date":"2026-08-16T20:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2026-08-16T20:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:10:46","slug":"perfect-games-all-american-classic-brings-mlb-veterans-together-to-coach-future-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3972","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Game\u2019s All-American Classic brings MLB veterans together to coach future stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The past and the future met at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday morning for the Perfect Game All-American Classic. Sixty of the top high school baseball players in the country took the field and were coached by former MLB veterans. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3970\">Phillies\u2019 Trea Turner avoids injury after fouling a pitch off his leg, but gets Sunday off vs. Twins<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi, a World Series Champion as both a manager and player, served as the manager of the West team. Across the field in the first-base dugout former Phillies World Series Champion Shane Victorino was the manager of the East team. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ultimately, it was Girardi who came out on top with an 8-3 winfor the West team. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Girardi spent 273 games as the Phillies manager, starting in 2020 and earning a 132-141 record and a .484 win percentage before being fired early in the 2022 season. He hasn\u2019t been back in the dugout at Citizens Bank Park since. Instead, he\u2019s been focusing on broadcasting, but said it was great to be back in Philly. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed my time here,\u201d Girardi said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great baseball town. People are extremely passionate. Just great to be around these young kids too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Victornio, who\u2019s eight seasons in Philly were more favorable, featuring two All-Star game selections, three Golden Gloves, and a World Series, has spent a lot of time back in the city. Recently, during All-Star Weekend, he led Team Victorino to win the first ever MLBx three-on-three tournament against Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, and Andruw Jones.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Also part of both the Perfect Game coaching staff and the 2008 Phillies were Kyle Kendrick and Tom Gordon. Along with, 1993 NL Champions Milt Thompson and Ben Rivera, and former Phillie from 2010-2012, Jos\u00e9 Contreras, were apart of the coaching staff. Former manager Charlie Manuel was in attendance as the Honorary Chairman of the game for the first ever Perfect Game event held at Citizens Bank Park.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>With so many players back and involved in the event, Victorino said it\u2019s a testament to the \u201cPhilly way.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something special when I came here, and I learned that through the years that there\u2019s a way that they do it here,\u201d Victorino said. \u201cTo be a part of it, to be called back, and to be a part of this organization still, [with] five, six people involved in this [event] it\u2019s always amazing.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Former MLB Vets Mo Vaughn, Trevor Hoffman, Ryan Klesko, Todd Coffey, Denard Span, and Jason Phillips, and Girard\u2019s son Dante Girardi were also on the coaching staffs. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For Dylan Seward, a shortstop from Corona, Calif., who was projected to be the top pick in the 2027 MLB Draft by MLB.com and is committed to Tennessee, the opportunity to play and learn under these veterans was \u201ca major blessing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3968\">Top U.S. commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks continue in Egypt<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cJoe\u2019s managed some of the best players ever, so just getting to pick his brain a little bit, to me, that\u2019s how you get better,\u201d Seward said. \u201cJust always [having an] open mind and ask a lot of questions from guys with a lot of knowledge and just really listening.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In line with the rest of the big-names surrounding the game, Daron Sutton and former Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence called the game on PGTV.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Pence\u2019s nephew, Striker Pence, a 6-foot-6 two-way player also from Corona, pitched the first inning of the game. The right-hander maxed out at 99 mph with the rest of his pitches sitting in the high 90s. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In the bottom of the fourth, Pence, who bats left-handed, hit a two-run doubleto centerfield, bringing in the first two runs of the game. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>WEST OPENS UP THE SCORING THANKS TO @Strikerpence8 \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/GawaiuaMoQ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Perfect Game USA (@PerfectGameUSA) August 16, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On the East team, Brue Milner, a catcher from Tallassee, Ala., who is committed to Georgia Tech, went yard in the top of the sixth to bring in a run for Victorino\u2019s team. Later in the inning, a base-hit from Harry Chubb Jones Jr., an Alabama pledg from Douglasville, Ga., tied the game. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A sacrifice fly out to center from Max Hemenway, a native of Puyallup, Wash., who\u2019s another Tennessee recruit, gave the East a one-run lead in the top of the eighth, then a single from LSU recruit Sebastian Castillo of Justin, Texas, in the bottom of the frame tied it up. Pence walked, bringing Castillo to second before hestole third. A single from Ontario\u2019s Jalen Jacobs brought Castillo home to give the West the winning run. A grand slam from another LSU pledge, Koa Romero from Des Allemands, L.A., ended the game. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>KOA ROMERO. GRAND SLAM. 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