The next generation of baseball stars is set to play in Dyersville, Iowa, as the rosters for the 2026 High School All-American Game were announced on Friday.
The seventh iteration of the showcase event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. ET in Dyersville, Iowa, at the Field of Dreams ballpark -- the day after MiLB at Field of Dreams and the day before MLB at Field of Dreams. The game will be broadcast live on MLB Network for the first time and will also stream on MLB.TV, MLB.com and the MLB App.
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In all, 40 of the best rising high school seniors will compete in an event that has been historically stocked with top talent. Through the first six years, 46 competitors have gone on to become first-round picks the following year, and last year was no exception. Of the 40 who competed last year, 31 went on to be ranked in the Draft Top 250 and 19 were drafted (including nine in the first two rounds).
This year's group includes players from 16 different states, including local product Matt Meeker from host state Iowa. There's also heavy representation from MLB Develops (eight), Area Code Upperclass Games (21) and USA Baseball national team or development programming (17).
Hall of Famer Jim Thome (American League) and nine-time Gold Glove winner Torii Hunter (National League) will lead the teams as managers, with a group of former Major Leaguers and the entire USA Baseball U18 National Team serving as coaches. The AL staff will also include Luke Gregerson, JJ Lally, Scott Melvin, Doug Mientkiewicz, Corey Rodriguez and Brian Schneider. On the NL side is Rick Epstein, Matt Hyde, Jacque Jones, Chip Lawrence, Brad Penny and Tim Raines Jr. Kirk Champion will serve as the bullpen coach for both teams.
Here are the full rosters:
Jordan Ayala, RHP, Norco (Calif.) High School - Uncommitted
Kinon Bastian, OF, The First Academy (Fla.) - Florida
Caden Borcherding, C, Etowah (Ga.) High School - Clemson
Johnny Bowes, RHP, Mission Bay (Calif.) High School - Southern California
Malachi Butler, OF, McEachern (Ga.) High School - Georgia Tech
Dariel Carrion, C, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (P.R.) - Florida State
Sebastian Castillo, INF, Byron Nelson (Texas) High School - LSU
Cole Cheatham, RHP, Union County (Ind.) High School - West Virginia
Brady Cunningham, 3B, Brother Rice (Ill.) High School - Texas A&M
Liam Dougherty, RHP, Homeschool (Hendersonville, Tenn.) - Florida
Devyn Downs, RHP, Sterlington (La.) High School - LSU
Jace Duckett, LHP, Madison County (Ala.) High School - Alabama
George Ferguson, RHP, Abilene (Texas) High School - Texas
Quinn Fitzpatrick, RHP, Stratford (Texas) High School - LSU
Chase Fuller, SS/RHP, Lincoln (Fla.) High School - Florida State
Jordin Griffin, OF, Barbe (La.) High School - LSU
Ethan Gustus, RHP, Roseville (Calif.) High School - Vanderbilt
Carter Hadnot, INF, Aquinas (Calif.) High School - Uncommitted
Drake Hawpe, OF, Liberty Christian School (Texas) - LSU
Max Hemenway, INF, IMG Academy (Fla.) - Tennessee
Graham Houston, INF, Venice (Fla.) High School - LSU
Jake Ivey, LHP, Gunter (Texas) High School - Arkansas
Blake Lundy, C, The Baylor School (Tenn.) - Tennessee
Kyler Meccage, OF/LHP, IMG Academy (Fla.) - Mississippi State
Matt Meeker, OF, Waukee (Iowa) High School - Arkansas
Samir Mohammed, RHP, Tampa Jesuit (Fla.) High School - LSU
Tyson Moore, C, Buffalo (Minn.) High School - Minnesota
Leo Nockley, SS, Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) Preparatory School - Tennessee
Striker Pence, RHP/1B, Santiago (Calif.) High School - Uncommitted
Sullivan Reed, 1B/3B, Lamar (Miss.) High School - Mississippi State
Lubin Rincon, INF, The Bennett School (Texas) - Texas
Connor Salerno, LHP, Sun Valley (N.C.) High School - Mississippi State
Tyler Scarborough, RHP, Lovejoy (Texas) High School - Georgia
Dylan Seward, SS, Norco (Calif.) High School - Tennessee
Isaiah Snavely, INF, Zionsville (Ind.) Community High School - Texas A&M
Grant Sperandio, RHP, Memorial (Texas) High School - Texas
Frank Thomas III, 1B, IMG Academy (Fla.) - Auburn
Jake Turner, OF/LHP, Centennial (Nev.) High School - Texas Christian
Grant Westphal, OF, Blue Valley (Kan.) High School - Texas
Brogan Witcher, C/RHP, Liberty (Calif.) High School - South Carolina
*Jacob Seamon, OF, Metrolina (N.C.) School - LSU
*Originally selected but inactive