The Fall Classic has arrived! They slogged through 162 regular-season games and two rounds of playoffs. Now the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers are ready to play for the world title in the 108th World Series.
With Game 1 slated for tonight at AT&T Park in San Francisco, MaxPreps takes a look at where the American-born players on the World Series rosters went to high school.
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander is a Goochland (Va.) alum and will get the ball for tonight's Game 1.
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RP: Al Alburquerque - Dominican Republic
RP: Joaquin Benoit - Dominican Republic
RP: Phil Coke -
Sonora (Calif.)RP: Octavio Dotel - Dominican Republic
SP: Doug Fister -
Golden Valley (Merced, Calif.)SP: Rick Porcello -
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.)SP: Anibal Sanchez - Venezuela
SP: Max Scherzer -
Parkway Central (Chesterfield, Mo.)RP: Drew Smyly -
Central (Little Rock, Ark.)RP: Jose Valverde - Escuela San Lorenzo (Dominican Republic)
SP: Justin Verlander -
Goochland (Va.)C: Alex Avila -
Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)C: Gerald Laird -
La Quinta (Westminster, Calif.)3B: Miguel Cabrera - Venezuela
1B: Prince Fielder -
Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.)IF: Omar Infante - Venezuela
SS: Jhonny Peralta - Dominican Republic
IF: Ramon Santiago - Dominican Republic
IF: Danny Worth -
Valencia (Calif.)OF: Quintin Berry -
Morse (San Diego)OF: Andy Dirks -
Haven (Kan.)OF: Avisail Garcia - Venezuela
OF: Austin Jackson -
Ryan (Denton, Texas)OF: Don Kelly -
Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)OF: Delmon Young –
Camarillo (Calif.)San Francisco Giants
Buster Posey, the National League Comeback Player of the Year, played his prep baseball at Lee County High in Georgia.
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RP: Jeremy Affeldt -
Northwest Christian (Colbert, Wash.)SP: Madison Bumgarner -
South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.)SP: Matt Cain -
Germantown (Tenn.)RP: Santiago Casilla - Dominican Republic
RP: George Kontos -
Niles West (Skokie, Ill.)SP: Tim Lincecum -
Liberty (Renton, Wash.)RP: Javier Lopez -
Robinson (Fairfax, Va.)RP: Jose Mijares - Venezuela
RP: Guillermo Mota - Jose Joaquin Perez (Dominican Republic)
RP: Sergio Romo -
Brawley (Calif.)SP: Ryan Vogelsong -
Octorara Area (Atglen, Pa.)SP: Barry Zito - University (San Diego) SCHOOL CLOSED
C: Buster Posey -
Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)C: Hector Sanchez - Venezuela
IF: Joaquin Arias - Dominican Republic
1B: Brandon Belt -
Hudson (Lufkin, Texas)SS: Brandon Crawford -
Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.)1B: Aubrey Huff -
Brewer (Fort Worth, Texas)3B: Pablo Sandoval - Academia Centro de Estudio Carabobo (Venezuela)
2B: Marco Scutaro - Frederico Quiroz (Venezuela)
2B: Ryan Theriot -
Broadmoor (Baton Rouge, La.)OF: Gregor Blanco - Ignacio Burk (Venezuela)
OF: Xavier Nady -
Salinas (Calif.)OF: Angel Pagan - Republica de Colombia (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico)
OF: Hunter Pence -
Arlington (Texas)
