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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.

NOTE: If you know of a notable Little League graduate that currently plays or is involved in Major League Baseball, or notice any incorrect information, please e-mail the information, including name, notable achievements/recognitions, and the name of the city or town where they played Little League, to media@LittleLeague.org.

American League

  • Baltimore Orioles

    • Freddy Galvis – Paraguana (Venezuela) LL – 2006 SLBWS
    • Matt Harvey – Mystic (Conn.) LL
    • Brandon Hyde (Manager) – Santa Rosa (Calif.) American LL
    • Dean Kremer – Sundown LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • Jorge Lopez – Puerto Rico District 1 LL – 2011 BLBWS
    • Richie Martin – Bloomingdale LL (Brandon, Fla.)
    • Chance Sisco – Temescal Valley (Calif.) LL

  • Boston Red Sox

    • Jonathan Arauz – Vacamonte LL (Panama)
    • Xander Bogaerts – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS
    • Ryan Brasier – Wichita Falls (Texas) LL
    • Michael Chavis – East Marietta (Ga.) National LL
    • Nick Pivetta – Layritz LL (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
    • Chris Sale – Lakeland City (Fla.) Baseball LL
    • Ramon Vazquez (Quality Control Coach/Interpreter) – Roberto Rivera Miranda (Puerto Rico) LL

  • Chicago White Sox

    • Jace Fry – Murrayhill LL – Beaverton, Ore. – 2006 LLBWS
    • Lucas Giolito – Santa Monica (Calif.) LL
    • Jake Lamb – Queen Anne LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Lance Lynn – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL – 1999 LLBWS
    • Nick Williams – West Isle LL (Galveston, Texas)

  • Cleveland Indians

    • Sandy Alomar Jr. (First Base Coach) – Salinas (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Shane Bieber – Laguna Hills LL (Orange, Calif.)
    • Cesar Hernandez – Venezuela
    • Eddie Rosario – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
    • Bryan Shaw – Livermore (Calif.) National LL

  • Detroit Tigers

    • Jonathan Schoop – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003, 04 LLBWS; 2008 SLBWS
    • Tarik Skubal – Kingman (Ariz.) North LL/Kingman (Ariz.) South LL
    • Julio Teheran – Comfenalco LL (Cartagena, Colombia)

  • Houston Astros

    • Michael Brantley – Southwestern Port St. Lucie (Fla.) LL
    • Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
    • Jason Castro – Castro Valley, Calif.
    • Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico)
    • Zack Greinke – Conway LL (Orlando, Fla.)
    • Martin Maldonado – Naguabo (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Lance McCullers Jr. – Citrus Park (Fla.) LL
    • Kyle Tucker – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) LL

  • Kansas City Royals

    • Danny Duffy – Village Hills LL (Lompoc, Calif.)

  • Los Angeles Angels

    • Jaime Barría – Cerro Viento LL (Panama)
    • Griffin Canning – Trabuco Canyon (Calif.) LL
    • Steve Cishek – Falmouth (Mass.) LL
    • Alex Claudio – Villa Blanca LL (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
    • Joe Maddon (Manager) – Hazleton (Pa.) LL
    • Shohei Ohtani – Mizusawa (Japan) LL
    • Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL
    • Anthony Rendon – West Oaks Little League (Houston, Texas)

  • Minnesota Twins

    • Jose Berrios – Santa Monica LL (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
    • J.A. Happ – Peru (Ill.) LL
    • Andrelton Simmons – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)

  • New York Yankees

    • Miguel Andujar – Hector Delgado LL (San Cristobal, D.R.)
    • Aaron Boone (Manager)
    • Jay Bruce – Amelia (Texas) LL
    • Gerrit Cole – Tustin Western LL (Newport Beach, Calif.)
    • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntingdon Beach, Calif.)
    • Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
    • D.J. LeMahieu – East Madison LL (Visalia, Calif.)
    • Rougned Odor – Jose Maria Rodriguez LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela)
    • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
    • Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL

  • Oakland Athletics

    • Matt Chapman – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Jed Lowrie – Parrish LL (Salem, Ore.)
    • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
    • Yusmeiro Petit – Coquivacoa LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – 1994 LLBWS
    • Chad Pinder – Poquoson (Va.) LL
    • Stephen Piscotty – Livermore (Calif.) LL
    • Lou Trivino – Pennridge (Pa.) LL

  • Seattle Mariners

    • Justus Sheffield – Tullahoma (Tenn.) National LL – 2009 LLB SE Regional

  • Tampa Bay Rays

    • Rich Hill – Milton (Mass.) American LL
    • Kevin Cash (Manager) – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
    • Brett Phillips – Seminole (Fla.) LL

  • Texas Rangers

    • Kolby Allard – San Clemente (Calif.) LL

  • Toronto Blue Jays

    • Bo Bichette – Maitland (Fla.) LL
    • Cavan Biggio – West University LL (Houston, Texas)
    • Randal Grichuk – Lamar National LL (Rosenberg, Texas) – 2003, 2004 LLBWS
    • Nick Kingham – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Luis Rivera (Third Base Coach) – Cidra (Puerto Rico) LL
    • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)

National League

  • Arizona Diamondbacks

    • Tyler Clippard – Palm Harbor (Fla.) LL – 2001 SLBWS Champion
    • Mike Hazen (GM) – Abington (Mass.) LL
    • Tim Locastro – Auburn (N.Y.) LL
    • Torey Lovullo (Manager) – Encino LL
    • Dave McKay (1B Coach) – Little Mountain LL (Canada)
    • Joakim Soria – Riberena (Mexico) LL

  • Atlanta Braves

    • Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
    • Johan Camargo – Bethania (Panama) LL
    • Freddie Freeman – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Charlie Morton – Trumbull (Conn.) LL
    • Sean Newcomb – Middleboro (Mass.) LL
    • Touki Toussaint – Coral Springs (Fla.) American LL
    • Huascar Ynoa – Wellington Francisco LL (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)

  • Chicago Cubs

    • Jake Arrieta – Plano (Texas) Baseball Association
    • Kris Bryant – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Matt Duffy – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Jed Hoyer (President of Baseball Operations) – Plymouth Area (N.H.) LL
    • Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
    • Anthony Rizzo – Parkland (Fla.) LL
    • Trevor Williams – Carmel Mountain Ranch Sabre Springs LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Tony Wolters – Rancho Buena Vista (Calif.) LL

  • Cincinnati Reds

    • Tucker Barnhart – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL
    • Jose De Leon – Jose Papi Vega LL (Isabela, Puerto Rico)
    • Amir Garrett – East Barstow (Va.) LL
    • Michael Lorenzen – East Anaheim (Calif.) LL
    • Mike Moustakas – Northridge City (Calif.) LL
    • Sal Romano – Southington (Conn.) North LL

  • Colorado Rockies

    • Manager Bud Black – Western Longview (Wash.) LL
    • Mychal Givens – West Tampa (Fla.) LL
    • Garrett Hampson – Reno (Nev.) National LL
    • Michael Saunders – Gordon Head LL – Victoria, B.C.) – 1999 LLBWS

  • Los Angeles Dodgers

    • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
    • Cody Bellinger – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
    • Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
    • Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
    • Julio Urias – Culiacan, Mexico
    • Duncan Webb (Director of Baseball Resources) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL

  • Miami Marlins

    • Don Mattingly (Manager) – North Side LL (Evansville, Ind.)
    • Derek Jeter (CEO) – Kalamazoo (Mich.) LL
    • Sixto Sanchez – Eduardo Sosa LL (San Cristobal, D.R.)

  • Milwaukee Brewers

    • Daniel Robertson – Upland (Calif.) Foothill LL
    • Travis Shaw – Conejo Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Chad Sobotka – Sarasota (Fla.) American LL
    • Luis Urias – Sergio Kaliman Robles LL (Sonora, Mexico)
    • Kolten Wong – Hilo (Hawaii) American LL – 2007 SLBWS
    • Christian Yelich – Thousand Oaks (Calif.) LL

  • New York Mets

    • Peter Alonso – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Dellin Betances – Felix Millan (N.Y.) LL/OLS (N.Y.) LL
    • Ricky Bones (Bullpen Coach) – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
    • Robinson Cano – Roberto Clemente LL (Newark, N.J.) – Out for 2021 Season
    • Michael Conforto – Redmond North (Wash.) LL – 2004 LLBWS
    • Edwin Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
    • Tomas Nido – Torrimar LL (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)
    • Stephen Tarpley – Gilbert (Ariz.) American LL
    • David Wright (Special Advisor) – Green Run LL (Chesapeake, Va.)

  • Philadelphia Phillies

    • Scott Kingery – Ahwatukee (Ariz.) LL – 2006 LLBWS
    • Zach Eflin – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
    • Didi Gregorious – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
    • Matt Joyce – North Brandon (Fla.) LL
    • Brad Miller – Windermere (Fla.) LL
    • Vince Velasquez – Pomona (Calif.) LL
    • Zack Wheeler – Smyrna (Ga.) LL

  • Pittsburgh Pirates

    • Tyler Anderson – Red Rock LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Steven Brault – Fletcher Hills (Calif.) LL
    • Joey Cora (3B Coach) – Caguas-Gillette (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Cole Tucker – Ahwatukee (Ariz.) LL

  • San Diego Padres

    • Jake Cronenworth – St. Clair (Mich.) LL
    • Ryan Flaherty (Advance Scout and Development Coach) – Portland (Maine) North LL
    • Javy Guerra – David Doleguita LL (Chiriqui, Panama)
    • Jurickson Profar – Pabao LL (Willemstead, Curacao) – 2004 LLBWS
    • Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL

  • San Francisco Giants

    • Brandon Crawford – Pleasanton (Calif.) National LL
    • Aaron Sanchez – West Barstow (Calif.) LL

  • St. Louis Cardinals

    • Nolan Arenado – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
    • Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
    • Tommy Edman – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Edmundo Sosa – Juan Diaz LL (Panama)

  • Washington Nationals

    • Patrick Corbin – Cicero (N.Y.) Little League
    • Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
    • Andrew Stevenson – Lafayette (La.) LL – 2005 LLBWS
    • Stephen Strasburg – Santee (Calif.) American LL
    • Trea Turner – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
    • Ryan Zimmerman – Virginia Beach (Va.) LL