Miami’s Fabio Peralta in High School All-American Game. FCSL locals playing Savannah Bananas
Fabio Peralta of Miami Christian School was invited to compete in the High School All-American Game under the auspicies of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball.
The fourth edition of the High School All-American Game is July 7 at T-Mobile Park as part of 2023 MLB All-Star Week in Seattle.
This premier All-Star showcase game features a roster of nearly 40 participants who are some of the top U.S.-based and Canada high school baseball prospects for next year’s MLB Draft (2024). It is part of All-Star Development Days at T-Mobile Park, which also includes the HBCU Swingman Classic, presented by T-Mobile & powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation (Friday, July 7) and the High School Home Run Derby (Saturday, July 8).
Peralta is 6-foot-2, 178-pound outfielder who bats and throws left handed. He was a Miami Herald All-Dade second team selection.
The livestream of the High School All-American Game on MLB.com, starting at approximately 4:30 p.m., will be produced by MLB Network with Melanie Newman, Ryan Rowland-Smith and Jonathan Mayo on the call. Sande Charles is the sideline reporter. The game will re-air on MLB Network at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 8.
Players represent 22 states from around the country as well as Ontario, Canada.
The High School All-American Game teams will be helmed by LaTroy Hawkins and Mariners legend Jamie Moyer.
This year at the High School All-American Game, Chevrolet will award the “MLB Develops MVP Award presented by Chevrolet” to the player who exhibits quality on-field performance, defensively or offensively, as voted on by MLB Development staff at the conclusion of the game. Winners will be featured on MLBN, MLB.com and @MLBDevelops social accounts.
Several of the All-American players will compete in the annual “High School Home Run Derby” on Saturday, July 8 at T-Mobile Park. MLB.com will livestream this round, with commentary by Newman, Mayo and Charles. The players will vie for a chance to compete in the Finals during breaks of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 10.
More baseball
Anthony Gonzalez of Miami and Danny Rodriguez of Miramar were selected to represent the Florida Collegiate Summer Baseball League team against the Savannah Bananas baseball team.
The Bananas are fun, entertaining, like the Harlem Globetrotters.
Gonzalez is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound right-handed catcher who plays for the Winter Park Diamond Dogs of the FCSL. A graduate of Columbus High School, he plays collegiately at Stetson University in Deland. He made the 2022 Miami Herald All-Dade second team. Rodriguez is a 6-3, 230-pound right-handed pitcher who plays for the Leesburg Lightning. A graduate of Venice High School, he pitched collegiately for University of Tampa, Daytona State College and Florida Gulf Coast University.
They will compete this weekend against the Bananas in Savannah, Georgia.
The Florida Collegiate Summer League is a wood bat baseball league with six teams in Central Florida. Founded in 2003, the Florida League provides a valuable opportunity for college players to play wood bat baseball against top-level competition with the goal of preparing them for a career in professional baseball.
The Florida League is one of twelve leagues affiliated with the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball – an alliance of college summer wood bat leagues which operates under National Collegiate Athletic Association legislation. It is funded in part by Major League Baseball and is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation that is primarily dependent on donations from individuals, businesses and foundations in each team’s community.
The Florida League is recognized by Baseball America as one of the top summer leagues in the United States. Presently, more than 420 former Florida League players have been drafted by Major League Baseball teams – with 21 making it to the Show.
In its 16th season, the Florida League is giving more than 200 college players the opportunity to compete. The league also provides positions for 24 coaches and also more than 30 summer internships for college students and recent graduates. Team rosters are comprised solely of players who have completed one year of college and have college eligibility remaining, positioning the NACSB summer leagues at the highest level of pre-professional amateur baseball in America.
Submit summer sports info
For coaches and teams in Broward and Miami-Dade, if you have high school level athletes competing in summer leagues, events and programs, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
