Son received invite for 2020 area code games. Anyone have any experience or info they can share? Any tryout tips? Heard its an honor to be invited but very difficult to make.
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If you search on the topic "Area Code" you will find lots of good info in previous posts about this event. I am curious about the 2020 invite though. I thought invites for tryouts for each year's area code games went out out the same year the games were to be held. At least that is how it worked the year my son tried out and attended the games (2015). I guess I don't see what would be gained by sending out invites three years in advance when players still have so much development ahead of them. But maybe times are changing and the thinking behind the event is now different than it was a few years ago.
Enjoying the ride im not sure....i assumed theyd play games for each age group but honestly have no idea how it works. My son got his invite from an mlb scout so im assuming is legit
So the year my son attended I'm pretty sure all the official invites (tryouts and to the games themselves) came directly from the organizers of our region's Area Code team (Brewers - different teams may do it differently). Almost all of the players were rising seniors, with a few very talented rising juniors in the mix (e.g., Hunter Greene). There were also underclass games held at the same time that were primarily for rising juniors. Even though the invites didn't come from MLB scouts, we were told that all of the invites were based on recommendations from scouts. So it sounds like at least one MLB scout has your son on his radar and you can expect that he will be getting an official invite to tryout for an Area Code team in 2020. Until then, I think you can sit back and enjoy the ride! (While your talented son keeps working hard of course 
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Thx enjoy the ride. Youre right its chicago white sox that run ours. The guy from the sox is a scout but a red sox scout sent the invite? Not sure...youre right is probably underclass games and hopefully a motivator to work even harder. Thx for the info and kind words!
Congrats Ed, that is a huge honor and a must attend. They have an underclass portion for 2019 and 2020 kids.
Thanks Dmac!