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All American Game  | Story | 3/31/2025

Phillies Prospects Recall Thrill of PGAAC

They have moved on now and are quickly climbing the ladder toward their ultimate goal, the Major Leagues. But Justin Crawford and Aidan Miller, the two highest-ranking position player prospects in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, have never forgotten the impact that Perfect Game, and, in particular, the Dick’s Perfect Game All-American Classic, had on their rise as ballplayers.

“At that point as a high school player, I’d never seen 95 miles per hour,” Crawford said during spring training in Clearwater, Florida. “At that point, it exposed me to the best competition I’d ever seen in one place.



“I was kind of underrated and undersized. Then I had a good junior year so being a PG All-American became a huge goal of mine. I always knew I could play, but being selected for that game was a great accomplishment for me, kind of the start of, ‘OK, let’s see what happens at draft time.’ “

What happened was the Phillies made the speedy center fielder the 17th pick in the 2022 draft.

By his own description, Miller, a shortstop, was “a big PG guy.” He started playing in PG events at age 11 and didn’t stop until he was 18. “Probably 30-35 events in all,” he said. “I loved it.” At the end of his journey through PG, Miller was named winner of the 2022 Jackie Robinson Player of the Year Award. He was honored the night before playing in the 2022 PG All-American Classic.

“That was the main goal, you always wanted to make the PG All-American game,” Miller said. “For me, it was like a full circle moment because I had played in the 14-U Select Festival in Fort Myers."

The 2022 PGAAC was played at Chase Field in Phoenix. Miller’s East squad lost, 5-2, to the West.

Nonetheless …

“It was so cool,” he said. “So much fun. It was my first real taste of playing in a big-league park. 

“They hook you up with all kinds of gear. You get a free glove, free custom bats. It’s crazy. Just a great experience.

“The summer circuit can be a grind. It’s so long. So, a big showcase game like that almost feels like a reward towards the end. You relax and just go out there and have fun.”

Miller recalled the rosters that assembled for the 2022 PGAAC.

“We were stacked,” he said. “Every team in that game is stacked.”

Miller came away from the PGAAC with more than just a new glove and bat. He built lasting relationships with fellow PG All-Americans. He mentioned going on a golfing trip with Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) and Colt Emerson (Mariners).

“It’s cool to keep in touch and follow them because we’re all on a similar path,” Miller said.

Miller’s path to the professional ranks and his lofty prospect status – he ranks 27th on MLB.com’s list of the Top 100 prospects – wasn’t as smooth as he would have preferred. He fractured the hook of the hamate bone in his left hand on the first swing of his senior season at J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Florida. He ended up missing his entire senior season. Before the injury, Miller had been projected to go in the top half of the first round of the 2023 draft. He ended up going 27th overall to the Phillies.

“Since I missed my senior year in high school, scouts couldn’t come watch me play, so I think the last time they saw me was on that summer circuit, at PG events and on Team USA,” he said. “I didn’t realize how important that time was for my draft night and my career. I think if I wouldn’t have had as good a summer as I did, who knows if I’d be in this position right now.  I might be at Arkansas. I think having a good summer and a good summer circuit ultimately helped me get drafted.”

Miller, who won’t turn 21 until June, scaled three levels of pro ball in 2024, finishing with a taste of Double A. He will open the 2025 season back at Double A and could be knocking on Philadelphia’s door in a year, or less.

Crawford, who turned 21 in January, is also bearing down on Philadelphia. Despite playing just 40 games at Double A in 2024, he's set to begin 2025 in Triple A. He is ranked No. 63 on MLB.com’s Top 100 prospects list.

Crawford and Miller both got a taste of the majors as they were invited to Phillies’ big-league camp this spring. They lockered next to each other, wearing smiles and uniform numbers 80 and 81, respectively. Chances are they’ll be trading in those football numbers one day.

The son of former major league All-Star Carl Crawford, Justin is a product of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. He played in the 2021 PGAAC in San Diego’s Petco Park. That game featured the sons of several other former major league All-Stars, including Jackson Holliday (Matt), Carsten Sabathia (CC) and Druw Jones (Andruw).

After three years at Chase Field in Phoenix, the DICK’s Perfect Game All-American Classic returns to San Diego and Petco Park in 2025. The 23rd annual event will be held August 17. Over the years, some of MLB’s top stars have played in the game, including Bryce Harper, Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt Jr., Gerrit Cole, Freddie Freeman, Francisco Lindor and Zack Wheeler. Of the 1,126 players that have participated in the previous 22 PG All-American Classic games, 850 were eventually selected in the MLB draft and 293 were first-round picks. Crawford and Miller are two of those first-rounders and soon they hope to join the 305 other PGAAC veterans who have gone on to play in the majors.

“That’s the goal and the dream, that we can come together and help the Phillies win games,” Crawford said. 

All American Game | Story | 9/15/2025

PG Athletes Raise Money For Charity

Perfect Game Staff
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    667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923  www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    PERFECT GAME ATHLETES RAISE MORE THAN $130,000   FOR CHILDREN’S CHARITIES THROUGHOUT AUGUST    Sanford, Florida (Monday, September 15, 2025) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced that its athletes raised a combined $130,195 for children’s charities during its August 2025 showcase events throughout the country.    The fundraising efforts took place at Perfect Game’s Select Festivals and the DICK’S All-American Classic, with each age group rallying behind a cause that supports children in need. The 11U and 12U Select Fests each benefited Elite Development Academy out...
Tournaments | Story | 12/18/2025

14u Tourney All-American Team

Tyler Russo
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Player of the Year: Asher Williams It was an incredible year for Williams that was rewarded with a trip to the 14U Select Fest, before some more impressive play in the fall. He came to the plate almost 250 times in PG tournaments throughout 2025 and reached base in well over half of them, hitting to a .500 AVG while slugging a 14U circuit best 12 bombs and driving in 113 runs. The numbers on the surface are ridiculous, but when you look at the high-level events he put them up in, it makes it even more impressive. Pitcher of the Year: Tristan Blalock Blalock earns this honor after a dominant 2025 where he struck out 85 batters in just 48.2 innings of work with a minuscule 1.58 ERA. This included several strong performances at many national level tournaments and showcases where he was able to bully some of the best hitters in the country. It’s hard not to fall in love with...
Draft | Story | 12/18/2025

PG Draft: Gut Feel Guys

Tyler Henninger
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While we are nearing the turn of the calendar to the 2026 year, that means we are just inching closer to the beginning of the season for many high school players and college baseball is on the horizon. We are prepping for a reshuffle of the 2026 MLB Draft Board as well here amongst the PG Draft staff. But before we get to that, we sat down and have each picked a couple of players who are in the mix to get selected in a couple of different buckets.  We have prospects who could go into the Top 30 picks or so, prospects who could be selected in the Top 5 rounds, and prospects who could go inside of the Top 10 rounds. With the draft quite far down the road and a lot of re-shuffling to be done as these players play themselves into certain spots on the draft board, our scouts picked some players who fit into these “buckets” who are gut-feel guys. These are the guys that our PG...
Tournaments | Story | 12/17/2025

15u Tourney All-American Team

Jason Phillips
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Hitter of the Year: Landon Bonner The 2028 class saw many players from across the country take the next step in their development as they entered the High School ranks. There were huge performances from highly ranked players on the PG circuit as well as some under-the-radar guys who burst onto the scene. Landon Bonner came into Sophomore National as a Top 500 ranked player and after an impressive showing, left with all eyes on him as a rankings riser in the class. The left-handed hitting shortstop from The Colony, Texas, had a summer to remember with All-Tournament Team selections in three of his next four events culminating with a historic performance at the 2025 PG 15U WWBA National Championship. The Hebron High School prep went 20-for-24 in nine games for 5 Star Mafia 15U Black with four homeruns and 12 runs batted in. He also scored 17 runs and finished with a mind-boggling 2.500...
Tournaments | Story | 12/16/2025

16u Tourney All-American Team

AJ Denny
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Hitter of the Year: Koa Romero is the Hitter of the Year for the 16u group, as he would come to every premier event of the summer and earn All-Tournament honors (Beast of the East, 16/17u WWBA, Jupiter) in every single one. Over 82 plate appearances, Romero would pump ten homeruns with forty two RBI and sixteen walks, good for a .378 average and 1.339 OPS. The performance on volume at the best events of the year pushed Romero over the edge here, as he’d hit a pair of homeruns in Jupiter (one of them at 112 EV) as an underclassmen and collect double digit hits in BOTH WWBA events with a combined six jacks over the two tournaments. It was a summer that combined performance and winning on the biggest stages for Romero. It’s a quiet left-handed swing that packs a punch. He would reap the benefits of his performances, earning a commitment to LSU and jumping to the #74 prospect in...
College | Recruiting | 12/15/2025

Recruiting Notebook: December 15

John McAdams
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Tucker Rice (27 MS) bumping up to 91; living hi-80s from real fast arm. Good SL @ 77-79 w/ depth & sold w/ intent. Loads of traits & strikes. #WWBA @PG_Uncommitted @PG_DeepSouth pic.twitter.com/DEjFqRcsIY — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) July 6, 2025 Tucker Rice, RHP, Class of 2027 Commitment: Alabama Alabama has continued to stay red hot in the recruiting trail ever since August 1st rolled around on the calendar and have continued to stack major pieces in their ’27 class. They dip into Mississippi to land one of the premier arms and one that’s stood out on the circuit for quite some time. It’s a fast arm and the athleticism certainly shines working down the slope. The velocity has continued to tick up over the last calendar year and reached into the low-90s towards the end of the summer. He’s confident in his changeup and the breaking ball is...
Tournaments | Story | 12/15/2025

17u Tourney All-American Team

Vincent Cervino
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There’s a lot of talent throughout this 2026 class, filled with the big-name stars, to talent that spreads across the nation. It’s been a lot of fun seeing these prospects grow and develop over the years, from the days of watching some of these guys at the 13/14u days at events on the circuit, to now where they are all graduating seniors in 2026. There’s been new faces who have popped along the way over the years, even in 2026, where some players who were relatively undiscovered, have come out and made a name for themselves with a statement performance. Between the familiar and the new, there’s a lot of names on this list that are going to be quite regularly talked about on the circuit, and for good reason.  Whether it’s PG All-Americans or not, there’s a lot of names with superstar potential at the next level. We’ve got 14 PG All-Americans...
Tournaments | Story | 12/13/2025

Finest in the Field: Class of 2029

Tyler Russo
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Finest in the Field: Class of 2026 | Class of 2027 | Class of 2028 These guys might just be entering high school, but they've certainly already made a name for themselves on the national circuit, especially with their abilities on the defensive side of things.  C: Xavier Rodriguez (Logansville, GA) Rodriguez is a polished defender with real arm strength behind the dish, while showcasing the ability to impact the baseball with authority to all fields evident by thirty of his sixty-five hits going for extra-bases including seven bombs. He handles high-level pitching extremely well, commands his staff and his offensive prowess makes him a true two-way asset. 1B: Cooper Knight (Buda, TX) Knight is a smooth operator at first base with plenty of range, fluidity and agility in his footwork around the bag. Add-in a rocket for an arm, the ability to change slots and to...
Tournaments | Story | 12/12/2025

Scout Stories: Part 5

AJ Denny
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Best Game I Saw: The Dream NTL 18U vs. MBA Scout Team Murphy Jupiter always brings out the best, and we got fireworks from the jump. Turner Marshall gave The Dream an outstanding 4+ innings of work on the mound, holding a lethal MBA team at bay with Chance Dixon, Derrick Carter, and Ellis Appling providing an offensive spark out of the gate for the Georgia based boys. However, it was only a matter of time before the talent on the other side got going, as MBA erased a 3-run deficit in the 5th to take a 4-3 lead led by a Parker Loew HR. The Dream then took command again in the Top of the 6th, before MBA punched right back with a huge 5-run inning in the bottom half capped off by a clutch RBI single from Matthew Kerrigan, ending a wild sequence with tons of notable performances from two very competitive rosters. Best Tournament Performance I Saw: Surely someone has already brought this...
College | Story | 12/12/2025

College Notebook: December 12

Craig Cozart
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Nebraska Cornhuskers 2025 Highlights: The Cornhuskers were a difficult team to figure in ’25 as they finished with 33 wins, played just .500 (15-15) in the Big Ten but had some big wins at various times during the season and got hot at the right time. They knocked off then #16 Vanderbilt in the second game of the year, beat #5 Oregon State 2-out-of-3 at home in late March and then got hot at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha to win the Big Ten Tournament. They beat Michigan State in a 10-inning thriller before taking care of #4 Oregon, knocking off Penn State and then shutout #13 UCLA to punch their ticket to the Chapel Hill Regional. Head coach Will Bolt has now led his alma mater to three conference titles and three NCAA Regional appearances during his six years in Lincoln. No different than when he was a player, Bolt’s teams play with passion and toughness, this was never more...
Tournaments | Story | 12/12/2025

Finest in the Field: Class of 2028

Troy Sutherland
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Finest in the Field: Class of 2026 | Class of 2027 You like athletes? You like defenders who can impact a game at any given point? Look not further than this class as it's loaded from coast-to-coast with elite defenders all over the diamond.  C: Brogan Witcher, Bakersfield, CA Our scouting staff got several strong looks at Witcher whether that was at the Summer Kickoff, Sophomore National or the Underclass All American Games where he showcased his strong overall skillset and especially his advanced ability behind the plate. His 6-foot-3,180 pound build looks like one that will fill in quite nicely and be that big and physical catcher’s frame. His arm talent is undeniable where he gets it out quick and runs it up to 79 mph on throwdowns to 2nd (1.84 pop). Besides the standout catch/throw ability, we’ve seen him frame/receive strong arms and block it well during...
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