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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

  • Athletics

    • Miguel Andujar – Hector Delgado LL (San Cristobal, D.R.)
    • Brady Basso – Pearland West (Texas) LL
    • JJ Bleday – Titusville (Pa.) LL
    • Zach Gelof – Lewes (Del.) LL and Rehoboth (Del.) LL
    • Grant Holman – Eastlake LL (Chula Vista, Calif.) – 2013 LLBWS
    • Shea Langeliers – Cascade LL (Vancouver, Wash.)
    • Max Schuemann – West Portage (Mich.) American LL
    • Justin Sterner – Laguna Niguel (Calif.) LL
    • Gio Urshela – Cartagena, Colombia
    • Ken Waldichuk – Clairemont Hilltoppers LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Jacob Wilson – Redmond West (Wash.) LL

  • Baltimore Orioles

    • Keegan Akin – Alma (Mich.) LL
    • Zach Eflin – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
    • Brandon Hyde (Manager) – Santa Rosa (Calif.) American LL
    • Dean Kremer – Sundown LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • Coby Mayo – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
    • Chayce McDermott – Riverfield LL (Anderson, Ind.)
    • Charlie Morton – Trumbull (Conn.) LL
    • Emmanuel Rivera – Rio Hondo LL (Mayaguez, P.R.)
    • Trevor Rogers – Carlsbad (N.M.) National LL
    • Jordan Westburg – New Braunfels (Texas) LL

  • Boston Red Sox

    • Matt Foster – West Point (Ga.) LL
    • Corey Julks – Southbelt Baseball LL (Houston, Texas)
    • Jordan Leasure – East Bay LL (Ruskin, Fla.)
    • Korey Lee – Vista (Calif.) LL
    • Nick Nastrini – Scripps Ranch LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Andrew Vaughn – Mark West Youth Club LL (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

  • Chicago White Sox

    • Ky Bush – Dixie LL (St. George, Utah)
    • Brandon Eisert – Murrayhill LL (Beaverton, Ore.)
    • Jordan Leasure – East Bay LL (Ruskin, Fla.)
    • Korey Lee – Vista (Calif.) LL
    • Nick Nastrini – Scripps Ranch LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Matt Thaiss – Jackson Holbrook (N.J.) LL
    • Drew Thorpe – Washington (Utah) LL
    • Andrew Vaughn – Mark West Youth Club LL (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

  • Cleveland Guardians

    • Sandy Alomar Jr. (1B Coach) – Salinas (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Tanner Bibee – South Mission Viejo (Calif.) LL
    • Shane Bieber – Laguna Hills LL (Orange, Calif.)
    • Sam Hentges – Shoreview (Minn.) Area Youth Baseball North LL
    • Steven Kwan – Sunnyvale (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Kyle Manzardo – Couer d’Alene (Idaho) LL
    • Daniel Schneemann – Sweetwater Valey LL (Bonita, Calif.)
    • Paul Sewald – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Trevor Stephan – Magnolia (Texas) LL
    • Andrew Walters – Palm Bay (Fla.) East LL
    • Gavin Williams – FCPR Zone 2 LL (Fayettevill, N.C.)

  • Detroit Tigers

    • Beau Brieske – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL
    • Kerry Carpenter – Eustis (Fla.) LL
    • Joey Cora (3B Coach) – Caguas (P.R.) Gillette LL
    • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
    • Jason Foley – North Bellmore-N (N.Y.) Merrick LL
    • Brennan Hanifee – Bridgewater (Va.) Community LL
    • Colt Keith – Dixie LL (St. George, Utah)
    • Ryan Kreidler – Davis (Calif.) American LL
    • Bligh Madris – Silverado LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Justyn-Henry Malloy – Bergenfield (N.J.) LL
    • Zach McKinstry – Holy Cross LL (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
    • Tarik Skubal – Kingman (Ariz.) North LL/Kingman (Ariz.) South LL
    • Spencer Torkelson – Petaluma Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Ryan Vilade – Rose Capital West American LL (Tyler, Texas)
    • Will Vest – First Colony LL (Sugar Land, Texas)

  • Houston Astros

    • Spencer Arrighetti – Paradise Hills LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
    • Victor Caratini – Coamo (P.R.) LL
    • Alex Cintron (Hitting Coach) – Juan Antonio Bibiloni LL (Yabucoa, P.R.)
    • Shawn Dubin – Allegany (N.Y.) LL
    • Cooper Hummel – Lake Oswego (Ore.) LL
    • 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
    • Forrest Whitley – Alamo Heights (Texas) LL

  • Kansas City Royals

    • Cavan Biggio – West University LL (Houston, Texas)
    • Kris Bubic – Moreland District LL (San Jose, Calif.)
    • Lucas Erceg – Spartan Baseball LL (San Jose, Calif.)
    • Jonathan India – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
    • Kyle Isbel – Fontana (Calif.) Community LL
    • Sam Long – College Glen LL (Sacramento, Calif.)
    • Michael Lorenzen – East Anaheim (Calif.) LL
    • Daniel Lynch IV – Tuckahoe National LL (Henrico, Va.)
    • 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.)
    • Kenley Jansen – Pablo LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
    • Jack Kochanowicz – Lower Merion (Pa.) LL
    • Mickey Moniak – Encinitas (Calif.) National LL
    • Logan O’Hoppe – Sayville (N.Y.) LL
    • Kyren Paris – East County LL (Oakley, Calif.)
    • Anthony Rendon – West Oaks Little League (Houston, Texas)
    • Nolan Schanuel – West Boynton Beach LL (Lake Worth, Calif.)

  • Minnesota Twins

    • Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
    • Willi Castro – Southwestern Port St. Lucie (Calif.) LL
    • Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, P.R.)
    • Griffin Jax – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
    • DaShawn Keirsey Jr. – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Royce Lewis – Aliso Canyon (Calif.) LL
    • Jose Miranda – Juncos (P.R.) LL
    • Chris Paddack – Bryan (Texas) American North LL
    • Joe Ryan – West Marin LL (Fairfax, Calif.)
    • Louie Varland – Parkway LL (Saint Paul, Minn.)

  • New York Yankees

    • Cody Bellinger – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
    • Aaron Boone (Manager)
    • Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Freedoms Farm LL (Nassau, Bahamas)
    • Gerrit Cole – Tustin (Calif.) Western LL
    • Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Ian Hamilton – Salmon Creek LL (Vancouver, Wash.)
    • Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
    • D.J. LeMahieu – East Madison LL (Visalia, Calif.)
    • Ben Rice – Cohasset (Mass.) LL
    • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
    • Anthony Volpe – West Side LL (New York, N.Y.)
    • Luke Weaver – Deland (Fla.) LL
    • Austin Wells – Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nev.)

  • Seattle Mariners

    • Cody Bolton – Tracy (Calif.) LL
    • Hagen Danner – Ocean View LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.) – 2011 LLBWS
    • Logan Gilbert – Apopka National LL (Winter Springs, Fla.)
    • Mitch Haniger – Santa Clara (Calif.) Homestead LL
    • George Kirby – Rye (N.Y.) LL
    • Casey Legumina – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL
    • Miles Mastrobuoni – Granada LL (Livermore, Calif.)
    • Bryce Miller – New Braunfels (Texas) LL
    • Cal Raleigh – Great Smokies LL (Slyva, N.C.)
    • Gabe Speier – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
    • Troy Taylor – Deer Canyon LL (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
    • Dan Wilson (Manager) – Barrington (Illinois) LL – 1981 LLBWS
    • Bryan Woo – Alameda (Calif.) LL

  • Tampa Bay Rays

    • Hunter Bigge – Los Gatos (Calif.) LL
    • Taj Bradley – Belvedere LL (Decatur, Ga.)
    • Kevin Cash (Manager) – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
    • Logan Driscoll – West Springfield (Va.) LL
    • Kevin Kelly – Fairfax (Va.) National LL
    • Shane McClanahan – Cape Coral (Fla.) National LL
    • Ben Rortvedt – Verona (Wisc.) LL

  • Texas Rangers

    • Evan Carter – Carter County American LL (Elizabethton, Tenn.)
    • Patrick Corbin – Cicero (N.Y.) LL
    • Justin Foscue – Huntsville (Ala.) American LL
    • Robert Garcia – Weston Ranch LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
    • Jack Leiter – Weston Area (Fla.) LL
    • Jonathan Ornelas – Peoria (Ariz.) Mountain View LL
    • Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
    • Cole Winn – North Boulder (Colo.) LL

  • Toronto Blue Jays

    • Addison Barger – East Point LL (Seffner, Fla.)
    • Jose Berrios – Santa Monica LL (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
    • Bo Bichette – Maitland (Fla.) LL
    • Ernie Clement – Brighton LL (Rochester, N.Y.)
    • Jeff Hoffman – North Colonie (N.Y.) American LL
    • Brendon Little – Berwyn-Paoli Area (Pa.) LL
    • Don Mattingly (Bench Coach) – North Side LL (Evansville, Ind.)
    • Tommy Nance – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Davis Schneider – Berlin (N.J.) Athletic LL
    • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)
    • Dillon Tate – Claremont (Calif.) American LL
    • Josh Walker – Otisville (N.Y.) LL

National League

  • Arizona Diamondbacks

    • Blaze Alexander – Easton (Conn.) LL
    • Corbin Carroll – Magnolia LL; Queen Anne LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Randal Grichuk – Lamar National LL (Rosenberg, Texas) – 2003, 2004 LLBWS
    • Garrett Hampson – Reno (Nev.) National LL
    • Mike Hazen (GM) – Abington (Mass.) LL
    • Tommy Henry – West Portage (Mich.) American 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
    • Alek Thomas – Morganton (N.C.) LL

  • Atlanta Braves

    • Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
    • Nick Allen – Rancho San Diego (Calif.) LL
    • Nacho Alvarez Jr. – Southridge LL (Fontana, Calif.)
    • Drake Baldwin – West Madison (Wis.) National LL
    • Joe Jiménez – Pablo Burgos LL (San Juan, P.R.)
    • Jurickson Profar – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2004 LLBWS
    • Chris Sale – Lakeland City (Fla.) Baseball LL
    • Spencer Schwellenbach – Saginaw LL (Mich.)
    • Eli White – Wren LL (Piedmont, S.C.)

  • Chicago Cubs

    • Ryan Brasier – Wichita Falls (Texas) LL
    • Ben Brown – LL of the 3 Villages LL (Setauket, N.Y.)
    • 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
    • Cody Poteet – Sweetwater Valley LL (Bonita, Calif.)
    • Matt Shaw – Quaboag Valley LL (Holland, Mass.)
    • Seiya Suzuki – Arakawa LL (Tokyo, Japan)
    • Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL
    • Kyle Tucker – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Gage Workman – Southeast Diamondbacks LL (Gilbert, Ariz.)

  • Cincinnati Reds

    • Graham Ashcraft – Huntsville (Ala.) Eastern LL
    • Alexis Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, P.R.)
    • Stuart Fairchild – Magnolia LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Jacob Hurtubise – Zionsville (Ind.) LL
    • Nick Lodolo – La Verne (Calif.) LL
    • Matt McLain – Tustin Eastern (Calif.) LL
    • Emilio Pagán – South Carolina District 7 LL
    • Carson Spiers – Greenville (S.C.) 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.)
    • Jeff Criswell – South Portage (Mich.) LL
    • Tyler Freeman – Vineyard LL (Etiwanda, Calif.)
    • Lucas Gilbreath – Northern Lights LL (Thornton, Colo.)
    • Michael Toglia – Gig Harbor (Wash.) National LL
    • Victor Vodnik – Fontana (Calif.) Elks Lodge LL

  • Los Angeles Dodgers

    • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
    • Ben Casparius – Westport (Conn.) American LL
    • Michael Conforto – Redmond North (Wash.) LL – 2004 LLBWS
    • Jack Dreyer – Johnston (Iowa) LL
    • Tommy Edman – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
    • Freddie Freeman – North Sunrise LL (Orange, Calif.)
    • Tony Gonsolin – Vacaville Central (Calif.) LL
    • Kyle Hurt – Solana Beach (Calif.) LL
    • Shohei Ohtani – Mizusawa (Japan) LL
    • James Outman – San Carlos (Calif.) National LL
    • Emmet Sheehan – Darien (Conn.) LL
    • Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL
    • Gavin Stone – Northeast Arkansas LL (Brookland, Ark.)
    • Alex Vesia – Alpine (Calif.) American LL
    • Duncan Webb (Senior Director of Baseball Resources) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL

  • Miami Marlins

    • Anthony Bender – Petaluma (Calif.) American LL
    • Calvin Faucher – Chula Vista (Calif.) American LL
    • Connor Gillispie – Central LL (Charlottesville, Va.)
    • Gabe Kapler (Assistant GM) – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Seth Martinez – Sierra Vista (Ariz.) LL
    • Adam Mazur – Woodbury Area (Minn.) LL
    • Clayton McCullough (Manager) – Greenville (N.C.) LL
    • Max Meyer – Woodbury (Minn.) Area LL
    • Dane Myers – Columbus (Texas) LL
    • Connor Norby – Brooklyn Center (Minn.) LL
    • Kyle Stowers – Rios Canyon LL (El Cajon, Calif.)
    • Eric Wagaman – Aliso Viejo (Calif.) LL

  • Milwaukee Brewers

    • Vinny Capra – Viera/Suntree LL (Melbourne, Fla.)
    • Jackson Chourio – Cacique Mara LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – 2017 Intermediate (50/70) WS
    • Aaron Civale – East Windsor (Conn.) LL
    • Robert Gasser – El Dorado Hills (Calif.) LL
    • Nick Mears – Rocklin (Calif.) LL
    • Garrett Mitchell – Villa Park (Calif.) LL
    • Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL
    • Christian Yelich – Thousand Oaks (Calif.) LL

  • New York Mets

    • Pete Alonso – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
    • Griffin Canning – Trabuco Canyon (Coto De Caza, Calif.)
    • Edwin Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
    • Reed Garrett – Tuckahoe LL (Henrico, Va.)
    • Max Kranick – Carbino Club Archibald LL (Jessup, Pa.)
    • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
    • Ronny Mauricio – Port St. Lucie (Fla.) National LL
    • Jeff McNeil – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
    • A.J. Minter – Rose Capital East LL (Tyler, Texas)
    • Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – 2010 Caribbean Regional

  • Philadelphia Phillies

    • Buddy Kennedy – East Vineland (N.J.) LL
    • Orion Kerkering – Venice (Fla.) 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
    • Justin Lawrence – San Mateo LL (Jacksonville, Fla.)
    • Paul Skenes – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Hunter Stratton – South Holston LL (Bristol, Tenn.)
    • Peter Strzelecki – Lantana (Fla.) LL

  • San Diego Padres

    • Xander Bogaerts – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS
    • Luis Campusano – Inwood Manhattan LL (New York, N.Y.)
    • Jake Cronenworth – St. Clair (Mich.) LL
    • Alek Jacob – Spokane (Wash.) North LL
    • Michael King – Warwick (R.I.) Continental American LL
    • Ron Marinaccio – Toms River (N.J.) National LL
    • Nick Pivetta – Layritz LL (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
    • Sean Reynolds – Mount Sentinel LL (Missoula, Mont.)

  • San Francisco Giants

    • Spencer Bivens – State College (Pa.) LL
    • Matt Chapman – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Kyle Harrison – Rancho Niguel LL (Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
    • Jordan Hicks – Northeast LL (Bethlehem, Pa.)
    • Sam Huff – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
    • Heliot Ramos – Rosario y Cardona LL (Maunabo, P.R.)
    • Casey Schmitt – Eastlake LL (Chula Vista, Calif.)
    • Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) 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
    • Luken Baker – Orwall LL (Spring, Texas)
    • Alec Burleson – Coulwood Oakdale LL (Charlotte, N.C.)
    • Erick Fedde – Central LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Nolan Gorman – Deer Valley LL (Glendale, Ariz.)
    • John King – Athens (Pa.) LL
    • Kyle Leahy – North Boulder (Colo.) LL
    • Lars Nootbaar – El Segundo (Calif.) LL
    • Riley O’Brien – Richmond LL (Shoreline, Wash.)
    • Pedro Pages – Doral (Fla.) LL
    • Andre Pallante – San Clemente (Calif.) LL
    • Julio Rangel (Pitching and Bullpen Coach) – Curundu (Panama) LL – 1988 LLBWS
    • Michael Siani – Oreland-Wyndmoor (Pa.) LL
    • Jordan Walker – Belvedere LL (Decatur, Ga.)

  • Washington Nationals

    • Ricky Bones (Bullpen Coach) – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico) – 1981 Latin America Region Tournament
    • Dylan Crews – Lake Mary (Fla.) LL
    • Josiah Gray – New Rochelle (N.Y.) LL
    • DJ Herz – FCPR Zone 2 LL (Fayetteville, N.C.)
    • Mitchell Parker – Zia LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
    • Trevor Williams – Carmel Mountain Ranch Sabre Springs LL (San Diego, Calif.)