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The Perfect Game All-American Classic will have the best star power in the dugouts.
The world's largest baseball and softball stadium announced Wednesday that World Series champion Joe Girardi and former All-Star outfielder Shane Victorino will serve as managers. The game will be played on Sunday, August 16, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
The All-American Classic will feature many of the best high school baseball players. Girardi, who won three World Series as a player during his 15-year career, and another as manager of the New York Yankees, said it was “exciting” to be a part of the game.
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Joe Girardi greets the crowd during New York Yankees Old Timers Day on Aug. 24, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“I'm happy to be among such a young talent. I think that the big teams have a little talent and this will give me the opportunity to see more and maybe in three or four years I will say that the young man in the big teams I had the opportunity to manage and I saw him at 17 years old, and you could tell that he would have an interview with the latest Dirdir News Gira.
“I'm really happy about that and just being around a lot of great players and the biggest thing for me is that they go and enjoy themselves and enjoy this and see what they've achieved so far, but this is just writing on top.”
The former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies said he would tell the players they “have a gift.”
“I can tell them that they have a gift and that gift is baseball. And don't waste it. Put everything you have to get better every day. Take care of your body, take care of your mind, make sure you don't overwork, but you have to work. I mean, this is a game of repetition, and you have the opportunity to do something really, really special that so few people get to try,” said Giratar the effort.
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Shane Victorino at bats for Team Victorino during the MLBx All-Star 3-on-3 Challenge presented by ITO EN at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pa. (MLB Photos via Getty Images)
“Don't waste your chance here. Truly follow here and you will be rewarded.”
It is not only the players that Girardi and Victorino are watching, but they will be guided by a number of assistant coaches who played in the big league. The coaching staff includes 1995 American League MVP Mo Vaughn, Hall of Fame pitcher Trevor Hoffman, All-Star outfielder Ryan Klesko, and MLB veterans Todd Coffey, Denard Span and Jason Phillips.
Rounding out the coaching staff will be members of the Phillies' 1993 National League championship team Milt Thompson and Ben Rivera, 2008 World Series champions Kyle Kendrick and Tom “Flash” Gordon, and 2010 and 2011 National League East champion Jose Contreras.
Also among the coaching staff is Girardi's son, Dante.
“I also get to coach with my son, Dante, and that's very special to me because Dante has loved the game since he was 5 years old. And we went through these Perfect Game events and I actually coached his FTB team for one year when I wasn't managing and going to the big Perfect Game events,” Girardi said.
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Dante Girardi stands next to his father, Joe Girardi, in the outfield at Yankee Stadium. (Courtesy of Dante Girardi)
“We went to Atlanta and I remember we built a bed in the back of the truck as we drove around playing in different places. It's just happy memories for me and it will create another great memory between me and my son. And I'm sure he'll have a lot of advice for me. And maybe I should listen because he understands what it's like to be new.”
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Girardi confirmed that one of the players in the game will be in the All-Star Game in the future.
The All-American Classic began in 2003, and since its inception, the game has featured the biggest names in Major League Baseball at this event. Bryce Harper, Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt. Jr., Gerrit Cole and Francisco Lindor are some of the star players who have played in this game over the years.
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