Perfect Game Expands Pacific Baseball Championship

Perfect Game, the youth baseball/softball organization and scouting service, has announced plans to expand its Pacific Baseball Championship event, a global 15U tournament that unites the top amateur players from across the Pacific region.

After debuting in August at Japan’s Sapporo Dome, the event will now rotate annually between the United States and Japan over the next four years. The 2026 and 2028 editions will be staged on the West Coast of the United States at sites to be determined, with the 2027 and 2029 tournaments returning to Japan. In addition, the event will move from August to December, aligning with international schedules and providing a year-end showcase for the world’s top young players.

“The Pacific Baseball Championship represents the best of what Perfect Game stands for, which is elite competition, cultural exchange and lifelong connections through baseball,” said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger. “We’re honored to collaborate with our international partners to create an event that showcases the game’s rising stars from across the Pacific.”

The United States team, managed by three-time MLB All-Star Tom “Flash” Gordon, won the inaugural title.

“Managing the PG USA team at the inaugural Pacific Baseball Championship was one of the most rewarding experiences of my baseball life,” said Gordon. “You could feel how much the players and fans from every country loved being part of something bigger than themselves. This event is going to inspire kids all over the world to dream bigger through baseball.”

The selection process for the 2026 USA team will begin at the 14U National All- State Select Championships in Tomball, Texas, November 1–3. About half the team will be selected from that the event. The final roster is expected to be announced in late summer 2026.

The inaugural 2025 PBC attracted 15U national and regional all-star teams from eight Pacific countries: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and the United States. The semi-finals and final game were broadcast on the organization’s streaming service, PerfectGame.TV.