Over the course of the 75 years of the Little League Baseball® World Series, a number of graduates of the iconic event have gone on to prestigious careers in Major League Baseball (MLB), but only a handful have gone on to make it as an all-star both in their Little League® career and their MLB career.
Below is a list of the Little League Baseball World Series graduates who have gone on to be named to the MLB All-Star team:
Name | Hometown | League | Year at LLBWS | Year(s) at the MLB All-Star Game |
Boog Powell | Lakeland, Florida | Orange LL | 1954 | 1968-71 |
Rick Wise | Portland, Oregon | Rose City LL | 1958 | 1971, 1973 |
Carney Lansford | Santa Clara, California | Briarwood LL | 1969 | 1988 |
Gary Sheffield | Tampa, Florida | Belmont Heights LL | 1980 | 1992-93, 1996, 1998-2000, 2003-05 |
Dan Wilson | Barrington, Illinois | Barrington LL | 1981 | 1996 |
Wilson Alvarez | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Coquivacoa LL | 1982 | 1997 |
Jason Varitek | Almonte Springs, Florida | Almonte Springs National LL | 1984 | 2003, 2005, 2008 |
Kevin Cash | Tampa, Florida | Northside LL | 1989 | 2021 (as manager) |
Jason Bay | Trail, B.C | Trail LL | 1990 | 2005-06, 2009 |
Jason Marquis | Staten Island, New York | South Shore American | 1991 | 2009 |
Todd Frazier | Toms River, New Jersey | Toms River American LL | 1998 | 2014-15 |
Lance Lynn | Brownsburg, Indiana | Brownsburg LL | 1999 | 2012, 2021 |
Michael Saunders | Victoria, British Columbia | Gordon Head LL | 1999 | 2016 |
Michael Conforto | Redmond, Washington | Redmond North LL | 2004 | 2017 |
Jonathan Schoop | Willemstad, Curacao | Pabao LL | 2004 | 2017 |
Cody Bellinger | Chandler, Arizona | Chandler National LL | 2007 | 2017, 2019 |
To learn more about some of the notable Little League alumni, visit LittleLeague.org/Alumni.
NOTE: If you know of a notable Little League graduate that belongs on this list, please complete the above Little League Alumni Submission form.
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