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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

    • Mychal Givens – West Tampa (Fla.) LL
    • Josh Rogers – New Albany (Ind.) LL

  • Boston Red Sox

    • Xander Bogaerts – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS
    • Sandy Leon – El Mojan LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela)
    • Ryan Oduber – Oranjestad, Aruba
    • Stephen Pearce – Lakeland City (Fla.) Baseball LL
    • Dustin Pedroia – Woodland (Calif.) LL
    • Chris Sale – Lakeland City (Fla.) Baseball LL
    • Tyler Thornburg – Sandy Springs (Ga.) LL – 2001 LLBWS SE Regional
    • Ramon Vazquez (Analytics Coach) – Roberto Rivera Miranda (Puerto Rico) LL

  • Chicago White Sox

    • No current players

  • Cleveland Indians

    • Shane Bieber – Laguna Hills LL (Orange, Calif.)
    • Matt Joyce – North Brandon (Fla.) LL
    • Max Moroff – Maitland (Fla.) LL – 2005 LLBWS

  • Detroit Tigers

    • Lloyd McClendon (Hitting Coach) – Anderson LL (Gary, Ind.) – 1971 LLBWS – Hall of Excellence Enshrinee

  • Houston Astros

    • Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
    • Gerrit Cole – Tustin Western LL (Newport Beach, Calif.)
    • Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico)
    • Lance McCullers Jr. – Citrus Park (Fla.) LL
    • President of Business Operations Reid Ryan – Alvin (Texas) American LL
    • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)
    • Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) LL

  • Kansas City Royals

    • Danny Duffy – Village Hills LL (Lompoc, Calif.)
    • Jorge Lopez – Puerto Rico District 1 LL – 2011 BLBWS
    • Brett Phillips – Seminole (Fla.) LL
    • Meibrys Viloria – Cartagena, Colombia

  • Los Angeles Angels

    • Jabari Blash – St. Thomas LL (USVI)
    • Matt Harvey – Mystic (Conn.) LL
    • Jonathan Lucroy – Eustis (Fla.) LL
    • Shohei Ohtani – Mizusawa LL
    • Andrelton Simmons – Mundo-Nuvo, Curacao

  • Minnesota Twins

    • Jose Berrios – Bayamon, Puerto Rico
    • Jason Castro – Castro Valley, Puerto Rico
    • Joe Mauer – Highland Park (Minn.) LL
    • Eddie Rosario – Guayama, Puerto Rico
    • Jonathan Schoop – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) 2003, 04 LLBWS; 2008 SLBWS

  • New York Yankees

    • Dellin Betances – Felix Millan (N.Y.) LL/OLS (N.Y.) LL
    • Jacoby Ellsbury – Jefferson County (Ore.) LL
    • Didi Gregorious – Curacao
    • J.A. Happ – Peru (Ill.) LL
    • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntingdon Beach, Calif.)
    • Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
    • D.J. LeMahieu – East Madison LL (Visalia, Calif.)
    • CC Sabathia – North Vallejo (Calif.) LL
    • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
    • Stephen Tarpley – Gilbert (Ariz.) American LL
    • Troy Tulowitzki – Sunnyvale (Calif.) LL

  • Oakland Athletics

    • Aaron Brooks – Newmark (Calif.) LL
    • Ryan Buchter – Blackwood (N.J.) Kiwanis LL
    • Matt Chapman – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Jharel Cotton – St. Thomas LL (USVI)
    • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
    • Daniel Mengden – Memorial-Ashford (Texas) LL
    • Yusmeiro Petit – Coquivacoa LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – 1994 LLBWS
    • Chad Pinder – Poquoson (Va.) LL
    • Stephen Piscotty – Pleasanton (Calif.) American LL
    • Jurickson Profar – Pabao LL (Willemstead, Curacao) – 2004 LLBWS
    • Lou Trivino – Pennridge (Pa.) LL

  • Seattle Mariners

    • Jay Bruce – Amelia (Texas) LL
    • Edwin Encarnacion – La Romana, Dominican Republic
    • Felix Hernandez – Flor Amarillo LL (Venezuela)
    • Erasmo Ramirez – San Salvador, El Salvador
    • Domingo Santana – U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Tampa Bay Rays

    • Jose De Leon – Isabela, Puerto Rico
    • Matt Duffy – Long Beach, Calif.
    • Charlie Morton – Trumbull (Conn.) LL
    • Daniel Robertson – Upland (Calif.) Foothill LL
    • Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL

  • Texas Rangers

    • Lance Lynn – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL – 1999 LLBWS
    • Rougned Odor – Jose Maria Rodriguez LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

  • Toronto Blue Jays

    • Brandon Drury – Grants Pass (Ore.) American LL
    • Freddy Galvis – Paraguana (Venezuela) LL – 2006 SLBWS
    • Randal Grichuk – Lamar National LL (Rosenberg, Texas) – 2003, 2005 LLBWS
    • Aaron Sanchez – West Barstow (Calif.) LL
    • Justin Smoak – Goose Creek, S.C.
    • Devon Travis – East Boyton Beach (Fla.) LL
    • Troy Tulowitzki – Sunnyvale (Calif) LL

National League

  • Arizona Diamondbacks

    • Zack Greinke – Conway LL (Orlando, Fla.)
    • Mike Hazen (GM) – Abington (Mass.) LL
    • Jake Lamb – Queen Anne LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Torey Lovullo (Manager) – Encino LL
    • Dave McKay (1B Coach) – Little Mountain LL (Canada)

  • Atlanta Braves

    • Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
    • Kolby Allard – San Clemente (Calif.) LL
    • Johan Camargo – Bethania (Panama) LL
    • Freddie Freeman – Fountain Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Brian McCann – League Six LL (Huntingdon, W.V.)
    • Sean Newcomb – Middleboro (Mass.) LL
    • Chad Sobotka – Sarasota (Fla.) American LL
    • Julio Teheran – Comfenalco LL (Cartagena, Colombia)
    • Touki Toussaint – Coral Springs (Fla.) American LL

  • Chicago Cubs

    • Brad Brach – Freehold Twp. (N.J.) LL
    • Kris Bryant – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Steve Cishek – Falmouth, Mass.
    • Manager Joe Maddon – Hazleton (Pa.) LL
    • Jose Quintana – Arjona, Colombia
    • Anthony Rizzo – Parkland (Fla.) LL

  • Cincinnati Reds

    • Tucker Barnhart – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL
    • Amir Garrett – East Barstow (Va.) LL
    • Jared Hughes – San Marino (Calif.) National LL – 1996 Calif. District 17 Champion
    • Michael Lorenzen – East Anaheim (Calif.) LL
    • Sal Romano – Southington (Conn.) North LL

  • Colorado Rockies

    • Tyler Anderson – Red Rock LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Nolan Arenado – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Manager Bud Black – Western Longview (Wash.) LL
    • Garrett Hampson – Reno (Nev.) National LL
    • Bryan Shaw – Livermore (Calif.) National LL
    • Tony Wolters – Rancho Buena Vista (Calif.) LL

  • Los Angeles Dodgers

    • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
    • Cody Bellinger – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS)
    • Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
    • Josh Fields – Madison County (Ga.) LL
    • Rich Hill – Milton (Mass.) American LL
    • Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
    • Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
    • Julio Urias – Culiacan, Mexico
    • Chase Utley – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Duncan Webb (Player Development) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL

  • Miami Marlins

    • Curtis Granderson – Lynwood (Ill.) LL
    • Yadiel Rivera – Caguas, Puerto Rico

  • Milwaukee Brewers

    • Alex Claudio – Juncos, Puerto Rico
    • Travis Shaw – Conejo Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Christian Yelich – Thousand Oaks (Calif.) LL

  • New York Mets

    • Ricky Bones (Bullpen Coach) – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
    • Robinson Cano – Roberto Clemente LL (Newark, N.J.)
    • Michael Conforto – Redmond North (Wash.) LL – 2004 LLBWS
    • Gavin Cecchini – South Lake Charles (La.) LL – 2006 LLBWS
    • Rajai Davis – Willimantic (Conn.) LL
    • Edwin Diaz – Naguabo, Puerto Rico
    • Todd Frazier – Toms River (N.J.) East American LL – 1998 LLBWS
    • Jed Lowrie – Parrish LL (Salem, Ore.)
    • Tomas Nido – Torrimar LL (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)
    • T.J. Rivera – Throgs Neck (N.Y.) LL
    • Paul Sewald – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Zack Wheeler – Smyrna (Ga.) LL
    • David Wright (Special Advisor) – Green Run LL (Chesapeake, Va.)

  • Philadelphia Phillies

    • Jake Arrieta – Plano (Texas) Baseball Association
    • Dylan Cozens – Mountain View LL (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
    • Scott Kingery – Ahwatukee (Ariz.) LL – 2006 LLBWS
    • Zach Eflin – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
    • Jose D. Flores (1B Coach) – Managed the Villa Blanca Boys and Girls LL (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
    • Cesar Hernandez – Venezuela
    • Odubel Herrera – Venezuela
    • Pat Neshek – American LL (Brooklyn Center, Minn.) – Brother played in 1994 LLBWS
    • Nick Pivetta – Layritz LL (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
    • Vince Velasquez – Pomona (Calif.) LL
    • Nick Williams – West Isle LL (Galveston, Texas

  • Pittsburgh Pirates

    • Joey Cora (1B Coach) – Caguas-Gillette (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Nick Kingham – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Dovydas Neverauskas – Vilinius (Lithuania) LL – 2007 SLBWS
    • Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL

  • San Diego Padres

    • Ian Kinsler – Canyon Del Oro LL (Tucson, Ariz.)

  • San Francisco Giants

    • Brandon Crawford – Pleasanton (Calif.) National LL
    • Mark Melancon –

  • St. Louis Cardinals

    • Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
    • Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
    • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Kolten Wong – Hilo (Hawaii) American LL – 2007 SLBWS

  • Washington Nationals

    • Howie Kendrick – Callahan (Fla.) LL
    • Andrew Stevenson – Lafayette (La.) LL – 2005 LLBWS
    • Trea Turner – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
    • Ryan Zimmerman – Virginia Beach LL