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EXCLUSIVE: The Dick’s Perfect All-American Classic game will not only have Star Power in the field this year, but also the power of the stars in the canoes.
The temple of renowned baseball Trevor Hoffman and the former All-Star of San Diego Padres, Ryan Klesko, will serve as managers of the game, PK Press Club learned exclusively on Tuesday.
The classic All-American de Perfect Game presents the 60 best secondary baseball players across North America and offers them a platform to present their talents on a national scene. This year, the best players in the country’s high school will participate in Petco Park, home of the Padres in San Diego, on August 17.
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The temple of fame Trevor Hoffman is presented during the enthronement ceremony of the Baseball Temple at Clark Sports Center on July 24, 2022 in CoopStown, New York. (Gregory Fisher-USA today Sports)
The American classic made its debut in 2003, and since its creation, the game has seen some of the biggest names in the Major Baseball League game in the event. Bryce Harper, Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt. Jr, Gerrit Cole and Francisco Lindor are among the star players who have played in the game over the years.
Of the 1,126 players who participated in the event in the past 22 years, 850 have been written and 293 players were made in the first round.
Hoffman, who has the second stop in the history of the MLB (601), has been involved in the event for more than a decade and was honorary president of the game. The Padres Great said he was delighted to be in the canoe and to interact with the best players in the country.
“I think that is the greatest opportunity I have. It is one thing to walk with a PG t-shirt or a polo shirt, then children try to understand who you are. But you have a uniform, you are in the canoe, and you interact with them. Whether in PK Press Club Digital or during the game, it will just have a different feeling,” said PK Press Club Digital.
“When you are with the children and you have the opportunity to share your ideas and give them the opportunity to show their things, you are just there. Easy opportunity to encourage and know them, so I can’t wait to take the game and be with children.”
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The West Team Bobby Witt Jr. West Team Stopping, # 15, launches during the fourth round of the 2018 Classical Baseball Match at Petco Park on August 12, 2018 in San Diego. (Orlando Ramirez-USA today Sports)
Klesko said that if he hadn’t had events like the growing American classic, he might never have reached the big leagues.
“If we did not have the help of growing up and we have events like this to be able to attend and present ourselves, lucky (growing) in California, and we had a little bit of that, not as much as now, but it was not for events like this and coaches helping us and getting instructions, I never know,” Klesko told PK Press Club.
The 16 -year -old MLB veteran said he was “excited” to be part of the trip to young athletes for this year’s match.
“Many of these guys, as if it were so overwhelming, and they have received so many advice from so many different areas,” said Klesko.
“I think that for us, that does not necessarily tell them what to do, but just to give them advice in a way on what we have gone through in the past and just to help them navigate. It is not us, it is their next steps and I think that we are all delighted to be part of this trip to these young athletes.”
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Ryan Klesko, director of one of the Classic All-American Game Perfect teams in 2025, photo of coaching. (Thanks to Perfect Game)
Hoffman and Klesko also have coach employees strewn with former MLB stars for the match.
Their coach staff is made up of Padres All-Stars Phil Nevin and Mark Loretta, a winning manager of World Series Charlie Manuel, winner of 20 Scott Erickson, 1995 Al MVP Mo Vaughn, 7 times All-Star Alfonso Soriano, 3 times All-Star Tom “Flash” Gordon, champion of World Series Jose Contreras, and MLB Veterans To-to-to-To-To-To-To-To-To-To-Coffey and Jason Phillips.
Hoffman said that for the coaches, they jumped at the opportunity to help the next generation of stars through the process.
“I think it was really an opportunity they wanted to be with the children,” said Hoffman.
“These are children, and these are children and games at all levels. So when you have the opportunity to speak to some people who have gone through the process, as Ryan (Klesko) said, and to have great people who mentor the children in other places, what a beautiful situation you put together.”
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The teammates in the entirely American classic hand game of Perfect Game by stretching in the outside field. (Thanks to Perfect Game)
Daron Sutton, whose vast MLB experience in airy has gone from the host of Play-By-Play-By-Jeu since 1998, announced the classic All-American since 2009 and will announce it again this year.
Sutton told PK Press Club Digital that if the event had evolved over the years, the event had always had elite talents.
“I would like to tell you that the talent has evolved, but the talent was there from the start. My second match, a Bryce Harper, 16, played in it, so there was always talent. Just after that, (Francisco) Lindor and Javy Baez were in the game. There have always been elite talents.”
Sutton said that his favorite game of the game is the “single moments” that occur.
“All-star games are fun and unique because it is the individual. There are no strategic decisions taken, there are no intentional walks that are distributed, no pitch or anything, it is another type of diffusion,” Sutton told PK Press Club Digital.
“We are all baseball fans, we know what it is, so it’s the only time. An opportunity for an athlete to have a moment and see them delivered.”
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Trevor Hoffman, director of one of the teams of the Classic All-American of Perfect Game, poses with a young baseball player. (Thanks to Perfect Game)
“Like any excellent Derby or All-Star game, this is this unforgettable moment, we have dozens.”
For Brad Clement, executive vice-president and general manager of Perfect Game, his favorite part of the event is the philanthropic aspect.
“The event itself is incredible, all the different baseball activities, the loot they get. But almost a player, the most impactful thing when we were in San Diego saw the children who have treated or who have been dealing with pediatric cancer in the hospital because we do this visit. Really, that’s what it is,” Clement to PK Press Club.
“We are again delighted to be (donors) of the Rady’s Children’s Hospital, one of the elite hospitals in the world. Their awareness is incredible and this event itself has collected more than a million dollars over the years. Now, this includes players and families who are encouraged to collect funds thanks to their resources in their communities and almost all inception more than 20 years ago.”
Hoffman echoes Clement and said that his favorite game of the event was when the athletes go to the Rady children’s hospital in San Diego.
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Former San Diego Padres Closer, Trevor Hoffman, launched the first throw before the opening match of San Diego Padres against the Giants of San Francisco on April 5, 2011 in San Diego. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“Children are fortunate to visit Rady’s children’s hospital, to see some of the children who are younger and perhaps a little less lucky, and they are going through difficulties, and they really appreciate what their opportunities are. There is a charitable arm with which they can participate and allow their hometown communities to support them and make a donation to Rady, who is fantastic,” said Hoffman.
The classic All-American de Perfect Game is not only for players to present their talent, but also their families. Clement said the perfect game hosts a parent symposium to highlight what will happen for their children in the next year.
“We think it is important in the field to share with them what will look like next year, so we have a symposium for parents to help them learn what it will be right now and for last year’s class) because the high school season is over, and the project is on us.
Klesko said it was most impatient to help not only children, but their families throughout the process.
The former left -hand player in Atlanta Braves, Ryan Klesko, n ° 18, participated in a Home Run derby before a match against the Washington Nationals in Truist Park on August 24, 2024 in Atlanta. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“I think caregivers just to go through the process. I know a lot of children, a lot of families, it’s just new for them. There are so many things thrown there,” Klesko said.
“If Trevor and I and some of the other major leaguers can somehow help them to navigate the process of becoming a professional, to go to school, whether it is nutrition or training. There are so many different questions that cross the minds of these children.”
Hoffman said it was “special” to see the event growing over the years.
“Talents (children) are outside the graphics, the competition is real, and it’s just great to provide a platform that they can do this kind of thing,” said Hoffman.
