As fans fill the stands and tune in to the 2026 World Baseball Classic beginning March 5, more than 100 former Little Leaguers® will take the field with hopes of taking home the WBC Championship title. From the opening day of pool play through the championship game on March 17, these notable alumni will have the opportunity to represent 12 different countries on the biggest stage in professional baseball.
Among the more than 100 Little League graduates are also a group of former Little League® Region and World Series tournament participants (denoted in red), looking to add another international tournament to their illustrious careers.
Below is the full list of Little League alumni taking the field this March:
Canada
- Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL
- Jared Young – Prince George Challenger (B.C.) LL
Colombia
- Austin Bergner – Dade City (Fla.) LL
- Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL
Panamá
- Jaime Barria – Cerro Viento (Panamá) LL
- Javy Guerra – David Doleguita LL (Chiriquí, Panamá)
- Enrique Bradfield Jr. – Miami Springs (Fla.) LL
- Jonathan Arauz – Vacamonte LL (Panamá)
- Johan Camargo – Bethania (Panamá) LL
Puerto Rico
- Nolan Arenado – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
- Alex Cintron – Bench Coach – Juan Antonio Bibiloni LL (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico)
- Willi Castro – Southwestern Pt. St. Lucie LL (Port St. Lucie, Fla.)
- Carlos Cortes – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
- José de León – José “Papi” Vega LL (Isabela, Puerto Rico)
- Edwin Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
- Juan Gonzalez – Hitting Coach – Jaime Collazo LL (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico)
- Martín Maldonado – Naguabo (Puerto Rico) LL
- Jovani Morán – Gino Vega LL (Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico)
- Heliot Ramos – Rosario y Cardona LL (Maunabo, Puerto Rico)
- Emmanuel Rivera – Sultana LL (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)
- Eddie Rosario – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico) – 2006 JLB Latin America Region Tournament
Brazil
- Lucas Ramirez – Weston Area LL (Weston Hills, Fla.)
Great Britain
- Jack Anderson – Palma Ceia LL (Tampa, Fla.)
- Miles Langhorne – Croton LL (Croton on Hudson, N.Y.)
- Ryan Long – Woodinville (Wash.) LL
- Graham Spraker – Arizona District 5 LL (Tucson, Ariz.)
- Najer Victor — Elrod Hendricks West Little League (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Tyler Viza — Ahwatukee American LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
- Nick Wells — Bull Run LL (Gainesville, Va.)
- Owen Wild — Gig Harbor National LL (Gig Harbor, Wash.)
- Vance Worley — Parent of Little Leaguer — Gibbstown (N.J.) LL
- Will Cresswell — Auburn (Wash.) LLL
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Freedoms Farm LL (Nassau, Bahamas)
- Nate Eaton — Center Chesterfield LL (Chester, Va)
- Nick Ward — Kennett Square KAU LL (Kennett Square, Pa.)
- Matt Koperniak — Adams Cheshire LL (Adams, Mass.)
- Justin Wyle — Chandler National LL (Chandler, Ariz.)
Italy
- Alek Jacob – Spokane North (Wash.) LL
- Matt Festa – Great Kills LL (Staten Island, N.Y.)
- Michael Lorenzen – East Anaheim (Calif.) LL
- Ron Marinaccio – Toms River (N.J.) National LL
- Andrew Fischer – Manchester-Lakehurst (N.J) LL
- Miles Mastrobuoni – Granada LL (Livermore, Calif.)
- Jac Caglianone – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
- Thomas Saggese – Harlem (N.Y.) LL
Mexico
- Taj Bradley – Belvedere LL (Decatur, Ga.)
- Robert Garcia – Weston Ranch LL (Stockton, Calif.)
- Luis Urias – Sergio Kaliman Robles LL (Sonora, Mexico)
- Victor Vodnik – Fontana (Calif.) Elks Lodge LL
- Taijuan Walker – Yucaipa Valley (Calif.) National LL
- Alek Thomas – Morganton (N.C.) LL
United States
- Griffin Jax – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
- Paul Skenes – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
- Gabe Speier – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
- Logan Webb – Tri City LL (Rocklin, Calif.)
- Joe Ryan – West Marin LL (Fairfax, Calif.)
- Tarik Skubal – Kingman (Ariz.) North LL/Kingman (Ariz.) South LL
- Cal Raleigh – Great Smokies LL (Sylva, N.C.)
- Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Ernie Clement – Brighton LL (Rochester, N.Y.)
- Roman Anthony – Wellington Recreational (Fla.) LL
- Pete Crow-Armstrong – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
- Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
Chinese Taipei
- Stuart Fairchild – Magnolia LL (Seattle, Wash.)
Czechia
- Vojtech Mensik – Nolensville (Tenn.) LL
- Terrin Vavra – Menomonie Area LL (Menomonie Falls, Wisc.)
Japan
- Seiya Suzuki – Arakawa LL (Tokyo, Japan)
- Shohei Ohtani – Mizusawa (Japan) LL
South Korea
- Shay Whitcomb – Moorpark (Calif.) LL
Dominican Republic
- Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – 2010 Caribbean Region Tournament
- Austin Wells – Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nev.)
- Jeremy Peña – Elmwood LL (Providence, R.I.)
Israel
- Charlie Beilenson – Encino (Calif.) LL
- Josh Blum – Bellaire (Texas) LL
- Rob Kaminsky – Englewood Cliffs (N.J.) LL
- Josh Mallitz – New Tampa LL (Tampa, Fla.)
- Ben Simon – East Windsor Pal (N.J.) LL
- Dean Kremer – Sundown LL (Stockton, Calif.)
- C.J. Stubbs – Del Mar National (Calif.) LL
- Cole Carrigg – Turlock National (Calif.) LL
- Jake Gelof – Rehobeth Beach (Del.) LL
- Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
- Troy Johnston – South Hill LL (Puyallup, Wash.)
- RJ Schreck – Sherman Oaks Southern LL (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
Netherlands
- Jamdrick Cornelia – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Jaydenn Estanista – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Ryjeteri Merite – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Xander Bogaerts – Aruba South LL (San Nicolas, Aruba) – 2009 SLBWS
- Derek West – Orange City (Fla.) LL
- Didi Gregorious – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
- Jair Jurrjens – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
- Shairon Martis – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2002 and 2003 SLBWS
- Sharlon Schoop – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Ceddanne Rafaela – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2012 LLBWS
Nicaragua
- Freddy Zamora — Optimist Club of Kendall. Hammocks LL (Miami, Fla.)
- Chase Dawson — Munster (Ind.) LL
- Dusty Baker (Manager) – Riverside (Calif.) LL
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Venezuela
- Jackson Chourio – Cacique Mara LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – 2017 Intermediate (50/70) WS
- Jhonathan Díaz – Amarillo LL (Valencia, Venezuela)
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to take place from March 5 – 17, with four pool-play tournaments in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, and Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. The semifinals will take place on March 15-16, with the championship set for March 17 in Miami.
NOTE: If you know of a Little League graduate who would fit into any of these categories and is not listed, please complete the Little League Alumni Submission form. To learn more about former Little Leaguers who have gone on to incredible careers, visit LittleLeague.org/Alumni.