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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PERFECT GAME ANNOUNCES TEAM ROSTERS FOR 2026
DICK'S ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC AT CITIZENS BANK PARK
The rosters span 20 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Canada, with California leading the way
Jersey City's Finnian O'Loughlin gives the host region a player in the spotlight
Field includes sons of Hall of Famer Frank Thomas & MLB All-Star Brad Hawpe
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced the Team East and Team West rosters for the 2026 DICK'S All-American Classic, set for Sunday, August 16 at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. The 60-player field represents the top high school baseball talent in the country and headlines Perfect Game's premiere showcase event of the summer.
The 2026 rosters draw from 20 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Canada. California leads the way with 12 players, followed by Florida and Texas with seven apiece. Georgia and Tennessee each contribute five players and Louisiana rounds out the top tier with four.
By position, the combined rosters include 19 infielders, 17 pitchers, 15 outfielders and nine catchers, including several two-way players capable of both pitching and playing the field.
Representing the region hosting this year's game, Team East outfielder Finnian O'Loughlin of Jersey City, New Jersey, is among the 60 selected from across North America.
Several members of this year's field carry well-known athletic bloodlines. Team East first baseman/outfielder Frank Thomas III of Sarasota, Florida, is the son of Chicago White Sox legend and 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Frank Thomas. Team West features right-hander Striker Pence, nephew of former Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence as well as outfielder Drake Hawpe, the son of former National League All-Star Brad Hawpe, who spent the bulk of his nine-year MLB career with the Colorado Rockies. And Team East infielder Chase Fuller of Tallahassee, Florida, is the son of Corey Fuller, who played 10 NFL seasons as a defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. This year’s MLB Draft, which took place earlier this month in Philadelphia, saw 59 former PG All-Americans selected overall, with 16 of them coming in the first round, including six of the first eight selections.
The DICK’S All-American Classic anchors a full weekend of elite amateur baseball at Citizens Bank Park, marking the first time Perfect Game has staged an event at the home of the Phillies and the first time the Classic has been played on the East Coast since 2005. The weekend also includes the PG All-Star Game on Friday, August 14, and a Home Run Challenge on Saturday, August 15, before the Classic caps the weekend on Sunday, August 16 with a 1:35 p.m. ET first pitch.
Since its inception, the All-American Classic has stood for something bigger than baseball. Each year, the East and West rosters use the game’s national stage to raise funds and awareness for children facing serious illness, proving that the next generation of baseball talent can make an impact far beyond the field. This year, fundraising efforts will benefit Nemours Children’s Hospital, one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, dedicated to providing world-class care to children and families in the Philadelphia region and beyond. As part of the weekend’s events, the players will visit the hospital on Friday morning, August 14.
As in past years, admission to the DICK'S All-American Classic is free and open to the public. Fans who can't attend in person can stream the game live via the PGTV app, Perfect Game's streaming platform.
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Media contact:
Greg Casterioto / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.org / (267) 246-5709
About Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing nearly 10,000 events, hundreds of thousands of games and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, over 2,400 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,805 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2025 Draft, for example, 92 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft’s first day had previously attended Perfect Game events.