Little League® Graduates Set for the 2022 MLB Postseason

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More than 80 former Little Leaguers® are set to help lead their team to try and take home the 2022 MLB Commissioner’s Trophy with the Postseason Picture officially set.

Below are the Little League® graduates 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)
  • Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
  • Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
  • 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)

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

Houston Astros

  • Michael Brantley – Southwestern Port St. Lucie (Fla.) LL
  • Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
  • Jason Castro – Castro Valley, Calif.
  • 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

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Tyler Anderson – Red Rock LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
  • Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
  • Cody Bellinger – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
  • Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
  • Danny Duffy – Village Hills LL (Lompoc, Calif.)
  • Freddie Freeman – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
  • Clayton McCullough (1B Coach) – Greenville (N.C.) LL
  • Trea Turner – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
  • Julio Urias – Culiacan, Mexico
  • Duncan Webb (Director of Baseball Resources) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL

New York Mets

  • Peter Alonso – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
  • Alex Claudio – Villa Blanca LL (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
  • Edwin Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
  • Mychal Givens – West Tampa (Fla.) LL
  • James McCann – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
  • Jeff McNeil – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
  • Tomas Nido – Torrimar LL (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)
  • Trevor Williams – Carmel Mountain Ranch Sabre Springs LL (San Diego, Calif.)
  • David Wright (Special Advisor) – Green Run LL (Chesapeake, Va.)

New York Yankees

  • Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
  • Aaron Boone (Manager)
  • Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
  • Gerrit Cole – Tustin (Calif.) Western LL
  • Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
  • Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
  • J. LeMahieu – East Madison LL (Visalia, Calif.)
  • Tim Locastro – Auburn (N.Y.) LL
  • Ron Marinaccio – Toms River (N.J.) LL
  • Anthony Rizzo – Parkland (Fla.) LL
  • Ben Rortvedt – Verona (Wisc.) LL
  • Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
  • Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL
  • Lou Trivino – Pennridge (Pa.) LL

Philadelphia Phillies

  • Zach Eflin – Oviedo (Fla.) LL
  • Donny Sands – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
  • Edmundo Sosa – Juan Diaz LL (Panama)
  • Zack Wheeler – Smyrna (Ga.) LL

San Diego Padres

  • Jake Cronenworth – St. Clair (Mich.) LL
  • Ryan Flaherty (Advance Scout and Development Coach) – Portland (Maine) North LL
  • Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
  • Jurickson Profar – Pabao LL (Willemstead, Curacao) – 2004 LLBWS
  • Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL
  • Juan Soto – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – 2010 LLB Caribbean Region Tournament

Seattle Mariners

  • Matt Festa – Great Kills LL (Staten Island, N.Y.)
  • Mitch Haniger – Santa Clara (Calif.) Homestead LL
  • Justus Sheffield – Tullahoma (Tenn.) National LL – 2009 LLB SE Regional
  • Paul Sewald – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Nolan Arenado – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
  • Tommy Edman – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
  • Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
  • Jose Quintana – Barranquilla (Colombia) Linda LL

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Kevin Cash (Manager) – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
  • Javy Guerra – David Doleguita LL (Chiriqui, Panama)

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
  • Luis Rivera (Third Base Coach) – Cidra (Puerto Rico) LL
  • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)

The 2022 MLB Postseason will begin on Friday, October 7, with the American League and National League Wild Card games and conclude with the World Series, starting on Friday, October 28.

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 the Little League Alumni Submission form.