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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

    • 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

  • Boston Red Sox

    • Lucas Giolito – Santa Monica (Calif.) LL
    • Vaughn Grissom – Goldenrod LL (Orlando, Fla.)
    • Liam Hendriks – Wanneroo (Australia) LL
    • Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
    • Reese McGuire – Kent (Wash.) LL
    • Chris Murphy – Granada Hills (Calif.) LL
    • Nick Pivetta – Layritz LL (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
    • Ceddanne Rafaela – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2012 LLBWS
    • Ramon Vazquez (Quality Control Coach/Interpreter) – Roberto Rivera Miranda (Puerto Rico) LL
    • Brandon Walter – Suburban LL (New Castle, Del.)
    • Connor Wong – Pearland (Texas) West LL

  • Chicago White Sox

    • Garrett Crochet – Ocean Springs (Miss.) LL
    • 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.)

  • 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 Angels

    • Tyler Anderson – Red Rock LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Griffin Canning – Trabuco Canyon (Calif.) LL
    • Brandon Drury – Grants Pass (Ore.) American LL
    • Logan O’Hoppe – Sayville (N.Y.) LL
    • Mickey Moniak – Encinitas (Calif.) National LL
    • Anthony Rendon – West Oaks Little League (Houston, Texas)
    • Kenny Rosenberg – Mill Valley (Calif.) LL
    • Patrick Sandoval – Mission Viejo (Calif.) North LL
    • Nolan Schanuel – West Boynton Beach LL (Lake Worth, Calif.)
    • Michael Stefanic – East Boise (Idaho) National LL
    • Matt Thaiss – Jackson Township (N.J.) LL
    • Guillermo Zuniga – Falcon LL (Cartagena, Colombia)

  • Minnesota Twins

    • Willi Castro – Southwestern Port St. Lucie (Calif.) LL
    • Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, P.R.)
    • Griffin Jax – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
    • 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

    • 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.)
    • Luke Weaver – Deland (Fla.) LL
    • Austin Wells – Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nev.)

  • Oakland 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
    • Tristan Gray – Missouri City (Texas) LL
    • Grant Holman – Eastlake LL (Chula Vista, Calif.) – 2013 LLBWS
    • Shea Langeliers – Cascade LL (Vancouver, Wash.)
    • Max Schuemann – West Portage (Mich.) American LL

  • Seattle Mariners

    • Cody Bolton – Tracy (Calif.) LL
    • Jhonathan Diaz – Flor Amarillo LL (Valencia, Venezuela)
    • Logan Gilbert – Apopka National LL (Winter Springs, Fla.)
    • Mitch Haniger – Santa Clara (Calif.) Homestead LL
    • George Kirby – Rye (N.Y.) LL
    • Bryce Miller – New Braunfels (Texas) LL
    • Cal Raleigh – Great Smokies LL (Slyva, N.C.)
    • Gabe Speier – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
    • Bryan Woo – Alameda (Calif.) LL

  • Tampa Bay Rays

    • Taj Bradley – Belvedere LL (Decatur, Ga.)
    • Kevin Cash (Manager) – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
    • Kevin Kelly – Fairfax (Va.) National LL
    • Joel Kuhnel – Sidewinder LL (Peoria, Ariz.)
    • Shane McClanahan – Cape Coral (Fla.) National LL
    • Ben Rortvedt – Verona (Wisc.) LL

  • Texas Rangers

    • Evan Carter – Carter County American LL (Elizabethton, Tenn.)
    • Matt Festa – Great Kills LL (Staten Island, N.Y.)
    • Justin Foscue – Huntsville (Ala.) American LL
    • Sam Huff – Arcadia LL (Phoenix, Ariz.)
    • Jack Leiter – Weston Area (Fla.) LL
    • Jonathan Ornelas – Peoria (Ariz.) Mountain View 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.)
    • Hagen Danner – Ocean View LL (Huntington Beach, Calif.) – 2011 LLBWS
    • Brendon Little – Berwyn-Paoli Area (Pa.) LL
    • Don Mattingly (Bench Coach) – North Side LL (Evansville, Ind.)
    • Davis Schneider – Berlin (N.J.) Athletic LL
    • George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)
    • Dillon Tate – Claremont (Calif.) American 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
    • 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
    • Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
    • Paul Sewald – Peccole LL (Las Vegas, Nev.)
    • Alek Thomas – Morganton (N.C.) LL

  • 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)

  • Chicago Cubs

    • Cody Bellinger – (Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
    • 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
    • Miles Mastrobuoni – Granada LL (Livermore, Calif.)
    • Seiya Suzuki – Arakawa LL (Tokyo, Japan)
    • Jameson Taillon – Oak Ridge Woodlands Area (Texas) LL

  • Cincinnati Reds

    • Alexis Diaz – Miguel Luzunaris LL (Humacao, P.R.)
    • Stuart Fairchild – Magnolia LL (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Ian Gibaut – West University (Texas) LL
    • Jacob Hurtubise – Zionsville (Ind.) LL
    • Jonathan India – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
    • 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.)
    • Lucas Gilbreath – Northern Lights LL (Thornton, Colo.)
    • Justin Lawrence – San Mateo LL (Jacksonville, Fla.)
    • Michael Toglia – Gig Harbor (Wash.) National LL
    • Victor Vodnik – Fontana (Calif.) Elks Lodge LL

  • 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 – 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
    • Gavin Stone – Northeast Arkansas LL (Brookland, Ark.)
    • Alex Vesia – Alpine (Calif.) American LL
    • Duncan Webb (Director of Baseball Resources) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL

  • Miami Marlins

    • Anthony Bender – Petaluma (Calif.) American LL
    • Xzavion Curry – Milford LL (Marietta, Ga.)
    • Calvin Faucher – Chula Vista (Calif.) American LL
    • Gabe Kapler (Assistant GM) – Encino (Calif.) LL
    • Adam Mazur – Woodbury Area (Minn.) LL
    • Clayton McCullough (Manager) – Greenville (N.C.) LL
    • Dane Myers – Columbus (Texas) LL
    • Connor Norby – Brooklyn Center (Minn.) LL
    • Sixto Sanchez – Eduardo Sosa LL (San Cristobal, D.R.)
    • Josh Simpson – Stafford (Conn.) LL
    • Kyle Stowers – Rios Canyon LL (El Cajon, Calif.)

  • 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

  • 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

  • Pittsburgh Pirates

    • Bailey Falter – Chino Hills (Calif.) LL
    • Colin Holderman – Bradley-Bourbonnais (Ill.) National LL
    • Daulton Jeffries – Atwater (Calif.) LL
    • Paul Skenes – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Hunter Stratton – South Holston LL (Bristol, Tenn.)
    • Alika Williams – Carmel Mountain Ranch LL (San Diego, Calif.)

  • 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

  • San Francisco Giants

    • Spencer Bivens – State College (Pa.) LL
    • Matt Chapman – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
    • Michael Conforto – Redmond North (Wash.) LL – 2004 LLBWS
    • Kyle Harrison – Rancho Niguel LL (Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
    • Jordan Hicks – Northeast LL (Bethlehem, Pa.)
    • Heliot Ramos – Rosario y Cardona LL (Maunabo, P.R.)
    • Blake Sabol – Aliso Viejo (Calif.) LL
    • Blake Snell– Richmond (Wash.) 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
    • Alec Burleson – Coulwood Oakdale LL (Charlotte, N.C.)
    • Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
    • 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
    • Lance Lynn – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL (1999 LLBWS)
    • 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
    • Patrick Corbin – Cicero (N.Y.) LL
    • Robert Garcia – Weston Ranch LL (Stockton, Calif.)
    • Stone Garrett – Lamar LL (Richmond, Texas)
    • 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.)