MLB Little League Classic 2025: Mets, Mariners as Little Leaguers
The world series of Little League 2025 is underway, with some of the best young players in the country in competition in Williamsport – all in the hope of finally going to the major leagues.
And some of them will … as evidenced by all the elders of the Little League in the Major League Baseball today.
This year’s MLB Little League Classic between the Seattle Navy and the New York Mets will feature a number of MLB players who have played Little League baseball in one way or another, either with local teams in their country of origin or with the small league in particular. In fact, the manager of Seattle, Dan Wilson, played in the Little Baseball Series 1981 with Barrington (Illinois) Little League.
While the Mariners and the Dies compete in the historic Bowman Field in Williamsport on August 17 – which you can watch on “Sunday Night Baseball” of ESPN broadcast at 7 pm HE – take a look at “then” and “now” photos of notable players from each team that played Little League.
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The first goal player of the dishes, Pete Alonso, played for Tampa Bay Little League in Tampa Bay, Florida.
JP Crawford, SS, Seattle Mariners
The Mariners JP Crawford Marine stop played for Lakewood Little League in Lakewood, California.
Edwin Diaz, RP, New York Mets
The eDwin Diaz disaster lifer played for Miguel Luzunaris Little League in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
George Kirby, SP, Seattle Mariners
The navies leaving the launcher George Kirby played for Rye Little League in Rye, New York.
Francisco Lindor, SS, New York Mets
The FRANCSCO LINDOR METS CURCUTE played Baseball from Little League in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Jeff McNeil, 2b, New York Mets
The second goal player of the dishes, Jeff McNeil, played for the Goleta Valley South Little League in Santa Barbara, California.
Cal Raleigh, C, Seattle Mariners
The recipient of the Mariners Cal Raleigh played for Great Smokies Little League in Sylva, in North Carolina.
Julio Rodriguez, see, Seattle Mariners
The Mariners Center Julio Rodriguez field player played the Loma de Cabrera Loma Baseball in the Dominican Republic.
Kodai Senga, SP, New York Mets
The starting launcher Mets Kodai Senga played the small league baseball in Gamagōri, Japan.
Juan Soto, RF, New York Mets
The Diet right field player, Juan Soto, played for the Banco Central Little League in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.
Bryan Woo, SP, Seattle Mariners
The navies leaving the launcher Bryan Woo played for Alameda Little League in Alameda, California.
All the photos of childhood gracked from New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.
