As the 2025 Little League® World Series tournaments quickly approach, attention turns to Major League Baseball’s Midsummer Classic and the exciting events of MLB All-Star Week – featuring more than 40 former Little Leaguers®.
Here’s a look at the Little Leaguers participating in this year’s festivities, with their hometown communities and local leagues proudly cheering them on.
MLB All-Star Game
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game serves as the headline event of the week, bringing together the game’s top talent for an unforgettable showdown. Among those, taking the field in Atlanta, Georgia, are several standouts who began their baseball journeys on Little League fields – check out the full list below.
American League All-Stars:
- Cal Raleigh – Seattle Mariners – Great Smokies LL (Sylva, N.C.)
- Aaron Judge – New York Yankees – Linden (Calif.) LL
- Jeremy Pena – Houston Astros – Elmwood LL (Providence, R.I)
- Steve Kwan – Cleavland Indians – Sunnyvale (Calif.) Southern LL
- Kris Bubic – Kansas City Royals – Moreland District LL (San Jose, Calif.)
- Garrett Crochet – Boston Red Sox – Ocean Springs (Miss.) LL
- Max Fried – New York Yankees – Encino (Calif.) LL
- Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers – Cordelia Tri Valley LL (Fairfield, Calif.) and Kingman North LL (Kingman, Ariz.)
- Shane Smith – Chicago White Sox – Danvers (Mass.) American LL
- Bryan Woo – Seattle Mariners – Alameda (Calif.) LL
National League All-Stars:
- Pete Crow-Armstrong – Chicago Cubs – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
- Kyle Tucker – Chicago Cubs – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
- Pete Alonso – New York Mets – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
- Corbin Carroll – Arizona Diamondbacks – Magnolia LL (Seattle, Wash.) and Queen Anne LL (Seattle, Wash.)
- Kyle Stowers – Miami Marlins – Rios Canyon LL (El Cajon, Calif)
- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers — Mizusawa (Japan) LL
- Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
- Logan Webb – San Francisco Giants – Tri City LL (Rocklin, Calif.)
MLB Futures Game
The MLB Futures Game highlights the next generation of talent, showcasing top prospects as they take the national stage ahead of their big-league debuts. This year’s roster features several Little League alumni who will be competing in the highly anticipated matchup.
American League All-Stars:
- Gage Jump – Oakland Athletics – Aliso Viejo (Calif.) LL
- Parker Messick – Cleavland Indians – Plant City (Fla.) LL and Plant City (Fla.) National LL
- Frank Mozzicato – Kansas City Royals – Ellington (Conn.) LL
- CJ Kayfus – Cleavland Indians – Lantana (Fla.) LL and Wellington (Fla.) Recreation LL
- Kevin McGonigle – Detroit Tigers – Drexel Hill (Pa.) LL
- Tommy White – Oakland Athletics – Northeast LL (Saint Petersburg, Fla.)
- Enrique Bradfield Jr. – Baltimore Orioles – Miami Springs (Fla.) LL
- Max Clark – Detroit Tigers – Franklin (Ind.) LL
- Jurrangelo Cijntje – Seattle Mariners – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2016 LLBWS
National League All-Stars:
- JR Ritchie – Atlanta Braves – Bainbridge Island (Wash.) LL
- Carson Whisenhunt – San Francisco Giants – Davie County National LL (Advance, N.C.) and Davie American LL (Mocksville, N.C.)
- Sal Stewart – Cincinnati Reds – Kendall LL (Miami, Fla.)
- Zyhir Hope – Los Angeles – Elcipaca LL (Elizabeth City, N.C)
HBCU Swingman Classic
The third annual HBCU Swingman Classic provides a national stage for standout athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to showcase their talent. Among the players taking the field are several Little League graduates whose baseball journeys began in their hometown ballparks.
American League All-Stars:
- Jalon Mack – West Windsor (N.J) LL
- Taj Bates – Elmo Plaskett East LL (Christiansted, USVI)
- Jean Carlos Zambrano – Doral (Fla.) LL
- Garrett Workman – Viera/Suntree LL (Melbourne, Fla.) Northwest Leon LL (Tallahassee, Fla.)
National League All-Stars:
- Broedy Poppell – Northwest Leon LL (Tallahassee, Fla.) and Miccosukee LL (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Juan Cruz – Apopka National LL (Apopka, Fla.) and Apopka (Fla.) LL
- Kelton Phillips – Island LL (Galveston, Texas)
- Reagan Rivera – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and North Park LL (San Diego, Calif.)
- Diego Barrett – Woodbridge (Va.) LL
- Jay Campbell – Northwest Leon LL (Tallahassee, Fla.)
NOTE: If you know of a notable Little League graduate that would fit into any of these categories, please complete the above Little League Alumni Submission form.