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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

    • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Brandon Hyde (Manager) – Santa Rosa (Calif.) American LL
    • Dean Kremer – Sundown LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • Jorge Lopez – Puerto Rico District 1 LL – 2011 BLBWS
    • James McCann – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

  • Boston Red Sox

    • Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
    • Nick Pivetta – Layritz LL (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
    • Ceddanne Rafaela – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2012 LLBWS
    • Chris Sale – Lakeland City (Fla.) Baseball LL
    • Luis Urias – Sergio Kaliman Robles LL (Sonora, Mexico)
    • Ramon Vazquez (Quality Control Coach/Interpreter) – Roberto Rivera Miranda (Puerto Rico) LL

  • Chicago White Sox

    • Liam Hendriks – Wanneroo (Australia) LL

  • Cleveland Guardians

    • Sandy Alomar Jr. (First Base Coach) – Salinas (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Shane Bieber – Laguna Hills LL (Orange, Calif.)
    • Steven Kwan – Sunnyvale (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Lucas Giolito – Santa Monica (Calif.) LL

  • Detroit Tigers

    • Tarik Skubal – Kingman (Ariz.) North LL/Kingman (Ariz.) South LL
    • Spencer Torkelson – Petaluma Valley (Calif.) LL

  • Houston Astros

    • Michael Brantley – Southwestern Port St. Lucie (Fla.) LL
    • Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
    • Alex Cintron (Hitting Coach) – Juan Antonio Bibiloni LL (Yabucoa, P.R.)
    • Martin Maldonado – Naguabo (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Lance McCullers Jr. – Citrus Park (Fla.) LL
    • Jeremy Peña – Elmwood LL (Providence, R.I.)
    • Kyle Tucker – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) LL

  • Kansas City Royals

    • Nick Pratto – Huntington Beach (Calif.) LL – 2009 LLBWS

  • Los Angeles Angels

    • Tyler Anderson – Red Rock LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Jaime Barría – Cerro Viento LL (Panama)
    • Griffin Canning – Trabuco Canyon (Calif.) LL
    • Brandon Drury – Grants Pass (Ore.) American LL
    • Randal Grichuk – Lamar National LL (Rosenberg, Texas) – 2003, 2004 LLBWS
    • Logan O’Hoppe – Sayville (N.Y.) LL
    • Shohei Ohtani – Mizusawa (Japan) LL
    • Anthony Rendon – West Oaks Little League (Houston, Texas)

  • Minnesota Twins

    • Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, P.R.)
    • Jose Miranda – Juncos (P.R.) LL
    • Jovani Moran – Gino Vega LL (Sabana Grande, P.R.)

  • New York Yankees

    • Aaron Boone (Manager)
    • Gerrit Cole – Tustin (Calif.) Western LL
    • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
    • 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
    • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
    • Lou Trivino – Pennridge (Pa.) LL

  • Oakland Athletics

  • Seattle Mariners

    • Matt Festa – Great Kills LL (Staten Island, N.Y.)

  • Tampa Bay Rays

    • Kevin Cash (Manager) – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
    • Zach Eflin – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
    • Erasmo Ramirez – FESA LL (Soyapango, El Salvador)

  • Texas Rangers

    • Brad Miller – Windermere (Fla.) LL

  • Toronto Blue Jays

    • Jose Berrios – Santa Monica LL (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
    • Bo Bichette – Maitland (Fla.) LL
    • Cavan Biggio – West University LL (Houston, Texas)
    • Matt Chapman – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Hagen Danner – Ocean View LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.) – 2011 LLBWS
    • Don Mattingly (Bench Coach) – North Side LL (Evansville, Ind.)
    • Luis Rivera (Third Base Coach) – Cidra (Puerto Rico) LL
    • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)

National League

  • Arizona Diamondbacks

    • Corbin Carroll – Magnolia LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Mike Hazen (GM) – Abington (Mass.) LL
    • Torey Lovullo (Manager) – Encino LL
    • Dave McKay (1B Coach) – Little Mountain LL (Canada)
    • Emmanuel Rivera – Sultana LL (Mayaguez, P.R.)
    • Paul Sewald – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)

  • Atlanta Braves

    • Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
    • Kolby Allard – San Clemente (Calif.) LL
    • Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Joe Jiménez – Pablo Burgos LL (San Juan, P.R.)
    • Charlie Morton – Trumbull (Conn.) LL
    • Eddie Rosario – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico) – 2006 JLB Latin America Region Tournament
    • Huascar Ynoa – Wellington Francisco LL (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)

  • Chicago Cubs

    • Cody Bellinger – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
    • 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

    • Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
    • Alexis Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, P.R.)
    • Jonathan India – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
    • Nick Lodolo – La Verne (Calif.) LL

  • Colorado Rockies

    • Manager Bud Black – Western Longview (Wash.) LL
    • Kris Bryant – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers

    • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
    • Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
    • Freddie Freeman – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Yonny Hernandez – Gran Maracay (Venezuela) LL – 2011 LLBWS
    • Lance Lynn – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL (1999 LLBWS)
    • Clayton McCullough (1B Coach) – Greenville (N.C.) LL
    • Duncan Webb (Director of Baseball Resources) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL
    • Kolten Wong – Hilo (Hawaii) American LL – 2007 SLBWS

  • Miami Marlins

    • Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Freedoms Farm LL (Nassau, Bahamas)
    • Trevor Rogers – Carlsbad (N.M.) National LL

  • Milwaukee Brewers

    • Christian Yelich – Thousand Oaks (Calif.) LL

  • New York Mets

    • Peter Alonso – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Edwin Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
    • Jeff McNeil – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
    • Tomas Nido – Torrimar LL (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)
    • Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL

  • Philadelphia Phillies

    • Michael Lorenzen – East Anaheim (Calif.) LL
    • Edmundo Sosa – Juan Diaz LL (Panama)
    • Trea Turner – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
    • Zack Wheeler – Smyrna (Ga.) LL

  • Pittsburgh Pirates

    • Vince Velasquez – Pomona (Calif.) LL

  • San Diego Padres

    • Matthew Batten – Shelton (Conn.) National LL – 2008 LLBWS
    • Xander Bogaerts – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS
    • Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
    • Jake Cronenworth – St. Clair (Mich.) LL
    • Ryan Flaherty (Advance Scout and Development Coach) – Portland (Maine) North LL
    • Rich Hill – Milton (Mass.) American LL
    • Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL
    • Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – 2010 LLB Caribbean Region Tournament

  • San Francisco Giants

    • Brandon Crawford – Pleasanton (Calif.) National LL
    • Michael Conforto – Redmond North (Wash.) LL – 2004 LLBWS
    • Mitch Haniger – Santa Clara (Calif.) Homestead LL
    • Gabe Kapler (Manager) – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
    • Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
    • Heliot Ramos – Rosario y Cardona LL (Maunabo, P.R.)

  • St. Louis Cardinals

    • Nolan Arenado – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Alec Burleson – Coulwood Oakdale LL (Charlotte, N.C.)
    • Tommy Edman – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Julio Rangel (Pitching and Bullpen Coach) – Curundu (Panama) LL – 1988 LLBWS

  • Washington Nationals

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