Under Armour All-America Baseball Game

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The Under Armour High School All-America Baseball Game is a high school baseball all-star game held annually to spotlight the United States' top high school players who are juniors or seniors. The game is played in late July or August, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Since 2008 and through the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, 318 of the 361 draft-eligible players from the game have been selected in the MLB draft, including 98 first round picks. [1]

History

The game was first played in 2005 as the Cape Cod High School Baseball Classic presented by Under Armour (or simply the Cape Cod High School Classic) and was played at Spillane Field in Wareham, Massachusetts. [2] Since 2008, Under Armour has served as the title sponsor, with the game hosted at Wrigley Field and enjoying a national audience. [3] Under Armour and the Chicago Cubs have a partnership that preexists Under Armour's title sponsorship. [4] Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball have been involved in both versions of the event, with a committee of their scouts selecting players for each year's game. [2] [3]

For several years starting in 2009, Cal Ripken served as the official ambassador of the game. [5] [6] In 2014, Kyler Murray became the first athlete to play in both the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Under Armour All-America Football Game. [7] Through January 2019, Murray, A. J. Brown, Jerrion Ealy, and Maurice Hampton are the only players to appear in both games. [8] At least three Canadian players have appeared in the game; Phillippe Aumont in 2006, [9] Jake Eliopoulos in 2008, [10] and Evan Rutckyj in 2009. [11]

The game is usually played on a Saturday, with related events beginning several days before, including a home run derby. [11] [12] In 2017, the game celebrated its 10th anniversary of title sponsorship by Under Armour; it was decided in extra innings and featured a walk-off hit, both firsts in the game's history, and was won by the American team, 2–1 in 11 innings.

Game results

YearDateSiteWinning teamLosing teamPlayersNetworkRef.
Cape Cod High School Baseball Classic presented by Under Armour
2005July 29 Spillane Field Baseball Factory East5Team One West036 ESPNU [2] [13]
2006July 28Spillane FieldTeam One6Baseball Factory136 MLB.com/ESPNU [14] [15] [9]
2007July 27Spillane FieldBaseball Factory6Team One536MLB.com [16] [17] [18]
Under Armour All-America Baseball Game
2008August 17 Wrigley Field Baseball Factory5Team One435ESPNU [3] [10]
2009August 8Wrigley FieldBaseball Factory11Team One636ESPNU [19] [11]
2010August 15Wrigley FieldAmerican7National036 MLB Network [20] [21]
2011August 13Wrigley FieldNational6American4 (8)36MLB Network [22] [12]
2012August 18Wrigley FieldAmerican7National636MLB Network [23] [24]
2013August 24Wrigley FieldAmerican8National736MLB Network [25] [26]
2014August 16Wrigley FieldAmerican2National138MLB Network [27] [28] [29]
2015August 15Wrigley FieldNational11American540MLB Network [30] [31] [32] [33]
2016July 23Wrigley FieldNational5American4 (7)40MLB Network [34] [35] [36]
2017July 29Wrigley FieldAmerican2National1 (11)39MLB Network [37] [38] [39]
2018July 20Wrigley FieldAmerican8National240MLB Network [40] [ citation needed ]
2019July 22Wrigley FieldNational4American340MLB Network [41] [42]

Note: games broadcast on MLB Network are usually streamed on MLB.com

Notable alumni

2005

2005 alumnus Brandon Belt with the San Francisco Giants in 2011 Brandon Belt 2011.jpg
2005 alumnus Brandon Belt with the San Francisco Giants in 2011

Source: [13]

2006

Source: [9]

2007

2007 alumnus Casey Kelly with the San Diego Padres in 2013 Casey Kelly on September 3, 2013.jpg
2007 alumnus Casey Kelly with the San Diego Padres in 2013

Source: [18]

2008

2008 alumnus Mychal Givens with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016 Mychal Givens (28549596314).jpg
2008 alumnus Mychal Givens with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016

Source: [10]

2009

Source: [11]

2010

2010 alumnus Addison Russell with the Chicago Cubs in 2017 Addison Russell 2017.jpg
2010 alumnus Addison Russell with the Chicago Cubs in 2017

Source: [43] [20]

2011

Source: [12]

2012

2012 alumnus Dominic Smith with the New York Mets in 2016 Dominicsmith.jpg
2012 alumnus Dominic Smith with the New York Mets in 2016

Source: [24]

2013

Source: [26]

2014

2014 alumnus Kyler Murray with the Texas A&M Aggies in 2015 Kyler Murray Oct 31, 2015 - Cropped.jpg
2014 alumnus Kyler Murray with the Texas A&M Aggies in 2015

Source: [29]

2015

2015 alumnus Bo Bichette with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2017 Bo Bichette 2017.jpg
2015 alumnus Bo Bichette with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2017

Source: [33]

2016

2016 alumnus Drew Waters with the Rome Braves in 2018 Drew Waters (baseball), May 30, 2018.jpg
2016 alumnus Drew Waters with the Rome Braves in 2018

Source: [36]

2017

Source: [39]

2018

Source: [44]

2019

Source: [45]

See also

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