Little League® Graduates Take the Field for 2019 MLB Postseason
After another exciting major league season, more than 70 former Little Leaguers will be taking the field this October to compete in the 2019 MLB Playoffs.
From Hall of Famers to Home Run Derby champions, hundreds of Little League grads have had great success in the Major Leagues and more than 50 of them even had the chance to play in the Little League Baseball World Series growing up. This year’s postseason features five current major leaguers who also got the chance to be a part of the Little League Baseball World Series growing up as well as three who played in the Senior League Baseball World Series.
With the MLB Postseason now upon us, it’s time to look at the confirmed Little League graduates who are on each team’s 40-man roster (including those on the injured list) heading into the playoffs this October.
Atlanta Braves
- Ozzie Albies – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Johan Camargo – Bethania (Panama) LL
- Freddie Freeman – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
- Max Fried – Encino (Calif.) LL
- Matt Joyce – North Brandon (Fla.) LL
- Brian McCann – League Six LL (Huntington, W.V.)
- Mark Melancon –
- Sean Newcomb – Middleboro (Mass.) LL
- Chad Sobotka – Sarasota (Fla.) American LL
- Julio Teheran – Comfenalco LL (Cartagena, Colombia)
- Touki Toussaint – Coral Springs (Fla.) American LL
Houston Astros
- Alex Bregman – Eastdale LL (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Gerrit Cole – Tustin Western LL (Newport Beach, Calif.)
- Carlos Correa – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico)
- Zack Greinke – Conway LL (Orlando, Fla.)
- Martin Maldonado – Naguabo, Puerto Rico
- Lance McCullers Jr. – Citrus Park (Fla.) LL
- President of Business Operations Reid Ryan – Alvin (Texas) American LL
- Aaron Sanchez – West Barstow (Calif.) LL
- George Springer – Walicki LL (New Britain, Conn.)
- Kyle Tucker – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
- Justin Verlander – Tuckahoe (Va.) LL
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Austin Barnes – Magnolia LL (Riverside, Calif.)
- Cody Bellinger – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
- Walker Buehler – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
- Rich Hill – Milton (Mass.) American LL
- Kenley Jansen – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
- Joc Pederson – Palo Alto (Calif.) LL
- Julio Urias – Culiacan, Mexico
- Duncan Webb (Player Development) – Wyoma (Mass.) LL
Milwaukee Brewers
- Alex Claudio – Juncos, Puerto Rico
- Mike Moustakas – Northridge City (Calif.) LL
- Travis Shaw – Conejo Valley (Calif.) LL
- Christian Yelich – Thousand Oaks (Calif.) LL
Minnesota Twins
- Jose Berrios – Santa Monica LL (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
- Jason Castro – Castro Valley, Puerto Rico
- Eddie Rosario – Guayama, Puerto Rico
- Jonathan Schoop – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) 2003, 04 LLBWS; 2008 SLBWS
New York Yankees
- Dellin Betances – Felix Millan (N.Y.) LL/OLS (N.Y.) LL
- Jacoby Ellsbury – Jefferson County (Ore.) LL
- Edwin Encarnacion – La Romana, Dominican Republic
- Didi Gregorious – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- J.A. Happ – Peru (Ill.) LL
- Kyle Higashioka – Seaview LL/Walnut Creek LL (Huntingdon Beach, Calif.)
- Aaron Judge – Linden (Calif.) LL
- J. LeMahieu – East Madison LL (Visalia, Calif.)
- CC Sabathia – North Vallejo (Calif.) LL
- Giancarlo Stanton – Tujunga (Calif.) LL
- Stephen Tarpley – Gilbert (Ariz.) American LL
Oakland Athletics
- Ryan Buchter – Blackwood (N.J.) Kiwanis LL
- Matt Chapman – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
- Jharel Cotton – St. Thomas LL (USVI)
- Sean Manaea – Wanatah (Ind.) LL
- Daniel Mengden – Memorial-Ashford (Texas) LL
- Yusmeiro Petit – Coquivacoa LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – 1994 LLBWS
- Chad Pinder – Poquoson (Va.) LL
- Stephen Piscotty – Livermore (Calif.) LL
- Jurickson Profar – Pabao LL (Willemstead, Curacao) – 2004 LLBWS
- Lou Trivino – Pennridge (Pa.) LL
St. Louis Cardinals
- Harrison Bader – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
- Matt Carpenter – Quail Valley (Mo.) LL
- Jack Flaherty – Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Southern LL
- Kolten Wong – Hilo (Hawaii) American LL – 2007 SLBWS
Tampa Bay Rays
- Jose De Leon – Isabela, Puerto Rico
- Matt Duffy – Long Beach, Calif.
- Charlie Morton – Trumbull (Conn.) LL
- Daniel Robertson – Upland (Calif.) Foothill LL
- Blake Snell – Richmond (Wash.) LL
Washington Nationals
- Howie Kendrick – Callahan (Fla.) LL
- Andrew Stevenson – Lafayette (La.) LL – 2005 LLBWS
- Trea Turner – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
- Ryan Zimmerman – Virginia Beach LL