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Active MLB Alumni

Many of today’s Major League Baseball stars got their start on the local fields of Little League programs all around the world. Learning more than just baseball skills, each of the Little League alumni listed below learned life lessons from their time in the Little League Baseball program that they continue to take with them each day in the Major Leagues.

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American League

  • Baltimore Orioles

    • Brandon Hyde (Manager) – Santa Rosa (Calif.) American LL
    • Dean Kremer – Sundown LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • James McCann – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
    • Tyler Nevin – Poway (Calif.) National LL
    • Jordan Westburg – New Braunfels (Texas) LL
  • Boston Red Sox

    • Lucas Giolito – Santa Monica (Calif.) LL
    • Liam Hendriks – Wanneroo (Australia) LL
    • Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
    • Reese McGuire – Kent (Wash.) LL
    • Nick Pivetta – Layritz LL (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
    • Ceddanne Rafaela – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2012 LLBWS
    • Ramon Vazquez (Quality Control Coach/Interpreter) – Roberto Rivera Miranda (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Brandon Walter – Suburban LL (New Castle, Del.)
    • Connor Wong – Pearland (Texas) West LL
  • Chicago White Sox

    • Korey Lee – Vista (Calif.) LL
    • Martin Maldonado – Naguabo (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Touki Toussaint – Coral Springs (Fla.) American LL
    • Andrew Vaughn – Mark West Youth Club LL (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
  • Cleveland Guardians

    • Sandy Alomar Jr. (First Base Coach) – Salinas (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Shane Bieber – Laguna Hills LL (Orange, Calif.)
    • Xzavion Curry – Milford LL (Marietta, Ga.)
    • Tyler Freeman – Vineyard LL (Etiwanda, Calif.)
    • Sam Hentges – Shoreview (Minn.) Area Youth Baseball North LL
    • James Karinchak – Walden (N.Y.) Community LL
    • Steven Kwan – Sunnyvale (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Trevor Stephan – Magnolia (Texas) LL
    • Myles Straw – Braden River LL (Bradenton, Fla.)
    • Gavin Williams – FCPR Zone 2 LL (Fayettevill, N.C.)
  • Detroit Tigers

    • Beau Brieske – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL
    • Kerry Carpenter – Eustis (Fla.) LL
    • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Jason Foley – North Bellmore-N (N.Y.) Merrick LL
    • Tarik Skubal – Kingman (Ariz.) North LL/Kingman (Ariz.) South LL
    • Spencer Torkelson – Petaluma Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Gio Urshela – Cartagena, Colombia
    • Will Vest – First Colony LL (Sugar Land, Texas)
  • Houston Astros

    • Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
    • Alex Cintron (Hitting Coach) – Juan Antonio Bibiloni LL (Yabucoa, P.R.)
    • Chas McCormick – East Side LL (West Chester, Pa.)
    • Lance McCullers Jr. – Citrus Park (Fla.) LL
    • Jeremy Peña – Elmwood LL (Providence, R.I.)
    • Bennett Sousa – North Palm Beach (Fla.)County LL
    • Kyle Tucker – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) LL
  • Kansas City Royals

    • Kyle Isbel – Fontana (Calif.) Community LL
    • Garrett Hampson – Reno (Nev.) National LL
    • James McArthur – New Braunfels (Texas) LL
    • Nick Pratto – Huntington Beach (Calif.) LL – 2009 LLBWS
    • Cole Ragans – Northwest Leon LL (Tallahassee, Fla.)
  • Los Angeles Angels

    • Tyler Anderson – Red Rock LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Griffin Canning – Trabuco Canyon (Calif.) LL
    • Brandon Drury – Grants Pass (Ore.) American LL
    • Logan O’Hoppe – Sayville (N.Y.) LL
    • Anthony Rendon – West Oaks Little League (Houston, Texas)
    • Kenny Rosenberg – Mill Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Patrick Sandoval – Mission Viejo (Calif.) North LL
    • Nolan Schanuel – West Boynton Beach LL (Lake Worth, Calif.)
    • Michael Stefanic – East Boise (Idaho) National LL
    • Matt Thaiss – Jackson Township (N.J.) LL
    • Guillermo Zuniga – Falcon LL (Cartagena, Colombia)
  • Minnesota Twins

    • Willi Castro – Southwestern Port St. Lucie (Calif.) LL
    • Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, P.R.)
    • Griffin Jax – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
    • Royce Lewis – Aliso Canyon (Calif.) LL
    • Jose Miranda – Juncos (P.R.) LL
    • Joe Ryan – West Marin LL (Fairfax, Calif.)
    • Louie Varland – Parkway LL (Saint Paul, Minn.)
  • New York Yankees

    • Aaron Boone (Manager)
    • Gerrit Cole – Tustin (Calif.) Western LL
    • Ian Hamilton – Salmon Creek LL (Vancouver, Wash.)
    • Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
    • D.J. LeMahieu – East Madison LL (Visalia, Calif.)
    • Ron Marinaccio – Toms River (N.J.) LL
    • Anthony Rizzo – Parkland (Fla.) LL
    • Ben Rortvedt – Verona (Wisc.) LL
    • Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – 2010 LLB Caribbean Region Tournament
    • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
    • Anthony Volpe – West Side LL (New York, N.Y.)
    • Austin Wells – Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nev.)
  • Oakland Athletics

    • Miguel Andujar – Hector Delgado LL (San Cristobal, D.R.)
    • Zach Gelof – Lewes (Del.) LL and Rehoboth (Del.) LL
    • Sean Newcomb – Middleboro (Mass.) LL
  • Seattle Mariners

    • Mitch Haniger – Santa Clara (Calif.) Homestead LL
    • Luis Urias – Sergio Kaliman Robles LL (Sonora, Mexico)
  • Tampa Bay Rays

    • Taj Bradley – Belvedere LL (Decatur, Ga.)
    • Kevin Cash (Manager) – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
    • Aaron Civale – East Windsor (Conn.) LL
    • Zach Eflin – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
    • Kevin Kelly – Fairfax (Va.) National LL
  • Texas Rangers

    • Evan Carter – Carter County American LL (Elizabethton, Tenn.)
    • Sam Huff – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
    • Jonathan Ornelas – Peoria (Ariz.) Mountain View LL
  • Toronto Blue Jays

    • Jose Berrios – Santa Monica LL (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
    • Bo Bichette – Maitland (Fla.) LL
    • Cavan Biggio – West University LL (Houston, Texas)
    • Ernie Clement – Brighton LL (Rochester, N.Y.)
    • Hagen Danner – Ocean View LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.) – 2011 LLBWS
    • Don Mattingly (Bench Coach) – North Side LL (Evansville, Ind.)
    • Davis Schneider – Berlin (N.J.) Athletic LL
    • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)

National League

  • Arizona Diamondbacks

    • Corbin Carroll – Magnolia LL; Queen Anne LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Mike Hazen (GM) – Abington (Mass.) LL
    • Bryce Jarvis – Windermere (Fla.) LL
    • Torey Lovullo (Manager) – Encino LL
    • Jake McCarthy – Scranton (Pa.) Central City LL
    • Dave McKay (1B Coach) – Little Mountain LL (Canada)
    • Kyle Nelson – San Francisco (Calif.) LL
    • Ryne Nelson – Henderson (Nev.) LL
    • Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
    • Emmanuel Rivera – Sultana LL (Mayaguez, P.R.)
    • Paul Sewald – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Alek Thomas – Morganton (N.C.) LL
  • Atlanta Braves

    • Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
    • Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Joe Jiménez – Pablo Burgos LL (San Juan, P.R.)
    • Raymond Kerr – Rancho Cordova (Calif.) LL
    • Charlie Morton – Trumbull (Conn.) LL
    • Chris Sale – Lakeland City (Fla.) Baseball LL
    • Huascar Ynoa – Wellington Francisco LL (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)
  • Chicago Cubs

    • Cody Bellinger – (Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
    • Pete Crow-Armstrong – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Ryan Flaherty (Bench Coach) – Portland (Maine) North LL
    • Jed Hoyer (President of Baseball Operations) – Plymouth Area (N.H.) LL
    • Miles Mastrobuoni – Granada LL (Livermore, Calif.)
    • Seiya Suzuki – Arakawa LL (Tokyo, Japan)
    • Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL
  • Cincinnati Reds

    • Alexis Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, P.R.)
    • Stuart Fairchild – Magnolia LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Ian Gibaut – West University (Texas) LL
    • Jonathan India – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
    • Nick Lodolo – La Verne (Calif.) LL
    • Emilio Pagán – South Carolina District 7 LL
  • Colorado Rockies

    • Manager Bud Black – Western Longview (Wash.) LL
    • Sean Bouchard – Carmel Mountain Ranch LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Kris Bryant – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Noah Davis – Huntington Valley LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
    • Justin Lawrence – San Mateo LL (Jacksonville, Fla.)
    • Nick Mears – Rocklin (Calif.) LL
    • Victor Vodnik – Fontana (Calif.) Elks Lodge LL
  • Los Angeles Dodgers

    • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
    • Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
    • Freddie Freeman – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Clayton McCullough (1B Coach) – Greenville (N.C.) LL
    • Shohei Ohtani – Mizusawa (Japan) LL
    • James Outman – San Carlos (Calif.) National LL
    • Emmet Sheehan – Darien (Conn.) LL
    • Gavin Stone – Northeast Arkansas LL (Brookland, Ark.)
    • Alex Vesia – Alpine (Calif.) American LL
    • Duncan Webb (Director of Baseball Resources) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL
  • Miami Marlins

    • Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Freedoms Farm LL (Nassau, Bahamas)
    • Gabe Kapler (Assistant GM) – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Trevor Rogers – Carlsbad (N.M.) National LL
    • Sixto Sanchez – Eduardo Sosa LL (San Cristobal, D.R.)
  • Milwaukee Brewers

    • Christian Yelich – Thousand Oaks (Calif.) LL
  • New York Mets

    • Pete Alonso – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
    • Edwin Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
    • Reed Garrett – Tuckahoe LL (Henrico, Va.)
    • Jorge Lopez – Puerto Rico District 1 LL – 2011 BLBWS
    • Joey Lucchesi – Newark (Calif.) National LL
    • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
    • Jeff McNeil – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
    • Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL
  • Philadelphia Phillies

    • Kolby Allard – San Clemente (Calif.) LL
    • Jeff Hoffman – North Colonie American (N.Y.) LL
    • Edmundo Sosa – Juan Diaz LL (Panama)
    • Bryson Stott – Silverado LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Trea Turner – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
    • Taijuan Walker – Yucaipa Valley (Calif.) National LL
    • Zack Wheeler – Smyrna (Ga.) LL
  • Pittsburgh Pirates

    • Bailey Falter – Chino Hills (Calif.) LL
    • Colin Holderman – Bradley-Bourbonnais (Ill.) National LL
    • Alika Williams – Carmel Mountain Ranch LL (San Diego, Calif.)
  • San Diego Padres

    • Matthew Batten – Shelton (Conn.) National LL – 2008 LLBWS
    • Xander Bogaerts – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS
    • Luis Campusano – Inwood Manhattan LL (New York, N.Y.)
    • Jake Cronenworth – St. Clair (Mich.) LL
    • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
    • Michael King – Warwick (R.I.) Continental American LL
    • Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL
  • San Francisco Giants

    • Michael Conforto – Redmond North (Wash.) LL – 2004 LLBWS
    • Jordan Hicks – Northeast LL (Bethlehem, Pa.)
    • Heliot Ramos – Rosario y Cardona LL (Maunabo, P.R.)
    • Blake Sabol – Aliso Viejo (Calif.) LL
    • Blake Snell– Richmond (Wash.) LL
    • Ryan Walker – Stilly Valley LL (Arlington, Wash.)
    • Logan Webb – Tri City LL (Rocklin, Calif.)
    • Keaton Winn – Je-Wa-Ke LL (Hedrick, Iowa)
  • St. Louis Cardinals

    • Nolan Arenado – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Alec Burleson – Coulwood Oakdale LL (Charlotte, N.C.)
    • Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
    • Tommy Edman – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • John King – Athens (Pa.) LL
    • Lance Lynn – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL (1999 LLBWS)
    • Lars Nootbaar – El Segundo (Calif.) LL
    • Andre Pallante – San Clemente (Calif.) LL
    • Julio Rangel (Pitching and Bullpen Coach) – Curundu (Panama) LL – 1988 LLBWS
    • Alfonso Rivas – EastLake LL (Chula Vista, Calif.)
    • Jordan Walker – Belvedere LL (Decatur, Ga.)
  • Washington Nationals

    • Ricky Bones (Bullpen Coach) – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico) – 1981 Latin America Region Tournament
    • Patrick Corbin – Cicero (N.Y.) LL
    • Robert Garcia – Weston Ranch LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • Stone Garrett – Lamar LL (Richmond, Texas)
    • Josiah Gray – New Rochelle (N.Y.) LL
    • Stephen Strasburg – Santee (Calif.) American LL
    • Trevor Williams – Carmel Mountain Ranch Sabre Springs LL (San Diego, Calif.)