Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman Returns as the Game’s Honorary Chairman
Weekend will also feature the PG All-Star Game and Launch Hydrate Home Run Challenge
SANFORD, Fla., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced that the 23rd annual DICK’s All-American Classic, Perfect Game’s premiere event of the travel baseball season, will return to Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, on Sunday, August 17, 2025. This marks the first time the event will be held at Petco Park since 2021, with the centerpiece venue having previously hosted the AAC 14 times from 2006-07, 2009-19, and in 2021.
For the past three years, the DICK’s Perfect Game All-American Classic was played at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ari., but 2025’s return to Petco Park brings the game back to its longest-tenured home in Southern California. As one of the most anticipated events in amateur baseball, the All-American Classic brings together the top 60 high school baseball players from across North America, providing them with an unparalleled platform to showcase their talents on a national stage.
MLB Hall of Famer and Padres executive Trevor Hoffman will return as the Honorary Chairman for the All-American Classic, a role he previously held from 2011-21. Hoffman, who is an investor with Perfect Game, played 16 of his 19 major league seasons with the Padres,…