Little League® Grads Set to Compete for 2024 Commissioner’s Trophy

2024 MLB Postseason Graphic

With the 2024 MLB Postseason officially set, more than 115 former Little Leaguers® are set to take the field this October in hopes of taking home the Commissioner’s Trophy.  

Below are the Little League® grads who are currently involved with each of the postseason clubs, including those on the 40-man roster and members of the Front Office and coaching staffs: 

Atlanta Braves

  • Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
  • Cavan Biggio – West University LL (Houston, Texas)
  • 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
  • Spencer Schwellenbach – Saginaw LL (Mich.)
  • Gio Urshela – Cartagena, Colombia
  • Luke Williams – Laguna Niguel (Calif.) LL
  • Huascar Ynoa – Wellington Francisco LL (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)

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.) 
  • James McCann – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 
  • Emmanuel Rivera – Rio Hondo LL (Mayaguez, P.R.)
  • Trevor Rogers – Carlsbad (N.M.) National LL 
  • Jordan Westburg – New Braunfels (Texas) LL 

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.) 
  • 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 
  • Kyle Manzardo – Couer d’Alene (Idaho) LL 
  • Daniel Schneemann – Sweetwater Valey LL (Bonita, Calif.) 
  • Trevor Stephan – Magnolia (Texas) 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
  • Jason Foley – North Bellmore-N (N.Y.) Merrick LL 
  • 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.) 
  • Alex Bregman – Eastdale 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 
  • Seth Martinez – Sierra Vista (Ariz.) 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 
  • Kyle Tucker – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL 
  • Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) LL 

Kansas City Royals  

  • Kris Bubic – Moreland District LL (San Jose, Calif.) 
  • Lucas Erceg – Spartan Baseball LL (San Jose, Calif.) 
  • Garrett Hampson – Reno (Nev.) National LL 
  • Kyle Isbel – Fontana (Calif.) Community LL 
  • Sam Long – College Glen LL (Sacramento, Calif.) 
  • Michael Lorenzen – East Anaheim (Calif.) LL 
  • James McArthur – New Braunfels (Texas) LL 
  • Nick Pratto – Huntington Beach (Calif.) LL – 2009 LLBWS 
  • Cole Ragans – Northwest Leon LL (Tallahassee, Fla.) 

Los Angeles Dodgers 

  • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.) 
  • Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL 
  • Tommy Edman – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.) 
  • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL 
  • Freddie Freeman – Long Beach (Calif.) LL 
  • Tony Gonsolin – Vacaville Central (Calif.) LL 
  • Kyle Hurt – Solana 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 

Milwaukee Brewers 

  • Jake Bauers – Ocean View LL (Huntingdon Beach, Calif.) 
  • J.B. Bukauskas – Dulles LL (Ashburn, Va.) 
  • 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 
  • 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.) 
  • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL 
  • Jeff McNeil – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 
  • Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL 

New York Yankees 

  • Aaron Boone (Manager) 
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Freedoms Farm LL (Nassau, Bahamas) 
  • 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.) 
  • Cody Poteet – Sweetwater Valley LL (Bonita, Calif.) 
  • Anthony Rizzo – Parkland (Fla.) LL 
  • Ben Rice – Cohasset (Mass.) LL 
  • Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – 2010 LLB Caribbean Region Tournament 
  • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL 
  • Lou Trivino – Pennridge LL (Perkasie, Pa.) 
  • Anthony Volpe – West Side LL (New York, N.Y.) 
  • Austin Wells – Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nev.) 

Philadelphia Phillies 

  • Kolby Allard – San Clemente (Calif.) LL 
  • Jeff Hoffman – North Colonie American (N.Y.) 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 

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 
  • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 
  • Michael King – Warwick (R.I.) Continental American LL 
  • Jurickson Profar – Pabao LL (Willemstead, Curacao) – 2004 LLBWS 

The 2024 MLB Postseason begins on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with four of the American League and National League Wild Card Series games and conclude with the World Series, starting on Friday, Oct. 25.   

To see all the former Little Leaguers who are currently playing Major League Baseball, as well as a number of other notable alumni in a variety of different areas, visit LittleLeague.org/Alumni.  

NOTE: If you know of a notable Little League graduate that belongs on this list, please complete theLittle League Alumni Submission form.