The Youngest Players In Each League In 2024

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Here’s a look at the youngest 25 players on active rosters on MiLB Opening Day (April 5, 2024).

Major Leagues

Jackson Chourio is not only the youngest player in the major leagues, he’d be the youngest active player in either Triple-A league if he was playing there, and he’s younger than anyone active in the Double-A Texas League as well.

American League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Evan Carter	OF	Texas Rangers	21.6
Nolan Schanuel	1B	Los Angeles Angels	22.1
Wyatt Langford	OF	Texas Rangers	22.4
Colt Keith	2B	Detroit Tigers	22.6
Darell Hernaiz	SS	Oakland Athletics	22.7
Gunnar Henderson	SS	Baltimore Orioles	22.8
Anthony Volpe	SS	New York Yankees	22.9
Zach Neto	SS	Los Angeles Angels	23.2
Brayan Rocchio	SS	Cleveland Guardians	23.2
Julio Rodriguez	OF	Seattle Mariners	23.3
Curtis Mead	2B	Tampa Bay Rays	23.4
Riley Greene	OF	Detroit Tigers	23.5
Ceddanne Rafaela	OF	Boston Red Sox	23.5
Lawrence Butler	OF	Oakland Athletics	23.7
Bobby Witt	SS	Kansas City Royals	23.8
Chase Silseth	RHP	Los Angeles Angels	23.9
Colton Cowser	OF	Baltimore Orioles	24.0
Maikel Garcia	3B	Kansas City Royals	24.1
Gabriel Arias	3B	Cleveland Guardians	24.1
Bo Naylor	C	Cleveland Guardians	24.1
Logan O’Hoppe	C	Los Angeles Angels	24.2
Triston Casas	1B	Boston Red Sox	24.2
Grayson Rodriguez	RHP	Baltimore Orioles	24.4
Parker Meadows	CF	Detroit Tigers	24.4
Zack Gelof	2B	Oakland Athletics	24.5

National League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Jackson Chourio	RF	Milwaukee Brewers	20.1
Jackson Merrill	CF	San Diego Padres	21.0
Jordan Walker	RF	St. Louis Cardinals	21.9
Masyn Winn	SS	St. Louis Cardinals	22.0
Anthony Molina	RHP	Colorado Rockies	22.2
Elly De La Cruz	SS	Cincinnati Reds	22.2
Francisco Alvarez	C	New York Mets	22.4
Kyle Harrison	LHP	San Francisco Giants	22.6
Jared Jones	RHP	Pittsburgh Pirates	22.7
Ezequiel Tovar	SS	Colorado Rockies	22.7
Michael Harris	CF	Atlanta Braves	23.1
Victor Scott	CF	St. Louis Cardinals	23.1
CJ Abrams	SS	Washington Nationals	23.5
Graham Pauley	3B	San Diego Padres	23.5
Luke Little	LHP	Chicago Cubs	23.6
Corbin Carroll	RF	Arizona Diamondbacks	23.6
Nasim Nunez	2B	Washington Nationals	23.6
Johan Rojas	CF	Philadelphia Phillies	23.6
Abner Uribe	RHP	Milwaukee Brewers	23.8
Trey Lipscomb	3B	Washington Nationals	23.8
Ivan Herrera	C	St. Louis Cardinals	23.8
Luis Garcia	2B	Washington Nationals	23.9
Nolan Gorman	2B	St. Louis Cardinals	23.9
Sal Frelick	CF	Milwaukee Brewers	24.0
Gabriel Moreno	C	Arizona Diamondbacks	24.1

Triple-A

No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday is a year younger than anyone else in Triple-A . He’s 15 days older than Robby Snelling, the Double-A Texas League’s youngest player.

International League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Jackson Holliday	SS	Norfolk Tides	20.3
AJ Smith-Shawver	RHP	Gwinnett Stripers	21.4
James Wood	CF	Rochester Red Wings	21.5
Ricky Tiedemann	LHP	Buffalo Bisons	21.6
Owen Caissie	RF	Iowa Cubs	21.7
Paul Skenes	RHP	Indianapolis Indians	21.9
Thomas Saggese	2B	Memphis Redbirds	22.0
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CF	Iowa Cubs	22.0
Luisangel Acuna	SS	Syracuse Mets	22.1
Colson Montgomery	SS	Charlotte Knights	22.1
Coby Mayo	3B	Norfolk Tides	22.3
Carlos F. Rodriguez	RHP	Nashville Sounds	22.4
Orelvis Martinez	SS	Buffalo Bisons	22.4
Sem Robberse	RHP	Memphis Redbirds	22.5
Juan Brito	SS	Columbus Clippers	22.5
Mick Abel	RHP	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	22.6
Mason Fluharty	LHP	Buffalo Bisons	22.6
Chase Meidroth	3B	Worcester Red Sox	22.7
Jhonkensy Noel	OF	Columbus Clippers	22.7
Leo Jimenez	SS	Buffalo Bisons	22.9
Connor Phillips	RHP	Louisville Bats	22.9
Everson Pereira	CF	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	23.0
Jose Tena	SS	Columbus Clippers	23.0
Malcom Nunez	1B	Indianapolis Indians	23.1
Wilmer Flores	RHP	Toledo Mud Hens	23.1
DJ Herz	LHP	Rochester Red Wings	23.2

Pacific Coast League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Cristian Mena	RHP	Reno Aces	21.3
Max Muncy	SS	Las Vegas Aviators	21.6
Jonatan Clase	CF	Tacoma Rainiers	21.9
Luis Matos	RF	Sacramento River Cats	22.2
Tyler Soderstrom	C	Las Vegas Aviators	22.4
Joey Estes	RHP	Las Vegas Aviators	22.5
Frank Rodriguez	C	Oklahoma City Dodgers	22.5
Marco Luciano	SS	Sacramento River Cats	22.6
Drew Romo	C	Albuquerque Isotopes	22.6
Justin Martinez	RHP	Reno Aces	22.7
Blake Walston	LHP	Reno Aces	22.8
Jordan Beck	LF	Albuquerque Isotopes	23.0
Marc Church	RHP	Round Rock Express	23.0
Jorge Barrosa	LF	Reno Aces	23.1
Andy Pages	RF	Oklahoma City Dodgers	23.3
Juan Sanchez	LHP	Sacramento River Cats	23.4
Carson Whisenhunt	LHP	Sacramento River Cats	23.5
Jordan Diaz	2B	Las Vegas Aviators	23.6
Livan Soto	2B	Salt Lake Bees	23.8
Jonathan Ornelas	3B	Round Rock Express	23.9
Curtis Washington	CF	Tacoma Rainiers	23.9
Trey Sweeney	SS	Oklahoma City Dodgers	23.9
Jack Leiter	RHP	Round Rock Express	24.0
Jack O’Loughlin	LHP	Las Vegas Aviators	24.1
Tirso Ornelas	LF	El Paso Chihuahuas	24.1

Double-A

There are some themes surfacing. The Orioles have the youngest player in the International League (Holliday) and Eastern League (Samuel Basallo). The Angels’ Nelson Rada is more than a year and half younger than anyone else in the Southern League, and he won’t be the last Angels player we focus on as youngest in a league.

Eastern League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Samuel Basallo	C	Bowie Baysox	19.6
Roman Anthony	CF	Portland Sea Dogs	19.9
Jett Williams	SS	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	20.4
Brady House	3B	Harrisburg Senators	20.8
Kahlil Watson	SS	Akron RubberDucks	21.0
Adael Amador	2B	Hartford Yard Goats	21.0
Hao-Yu Lee	2B	Erie SeaWolves	21.2
Alex Ramirez	CF	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	21.2
Yanquiel Fernandez	RF	Hartford Yard Goats	21.3
Frederick Bencosme	SS	Bowie Baysox	21.3
Blaze Jordan	1B	Portland Sea Dogs	21.3
Marcelo Mayer	SS	Portland Sea Dogs	21.3
Anthony Solometo	LHP	Altoona Curve	21.3
Mason Albright	LHP	Hartford Yard Goats	21.4
Adrian Sugastey	C	Richmond Flying Squirrels	21.5
Eric Silva	RHP	Richmond Flying Squirrels	21.5
Bubba Chandler	RHP	Altoona Curve	21.6
Benny Montgomery	CF	Hartford Yard Goats	21.6
Brock Selvidge	LHP	Somerset Patriots	21.6
Jackson Jobe	RHP	Erie SeaWolves	21.7
Angel Chivilli	RHP	Hartford Yard Goats	21.7
Gabriel Martinez	LF	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	21.7
Eddinson Paulino	SS	Portland Sea Dogs	21.8
Dayan Frias	3B	Akron RubberDucks	21.8

Southern League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Nelson Rada	CF	Rocket City Trash Pandas	18.6
Caden Dana	RHP	Rocket City Trash Pandas	20.3
Moises Ballesteros	C	Tennessee Smokies	20.4
Carson Williams	SS	Montgomery Biscuits	20.8
Ignacio Alvarez	SS	Mississippi Braves	21.0
Edgar Quero	C	Birmingham Barons	21.0
Chase Petty	RHP	Chattanooga Lookouts	21.0
James Triantos	2B	Tennessee Smokies	21.2
Wilfred Veras	RF	Birmingham Barons	21.4
David Calabrese	CF	Rocket City Trash Pandas	21.5
Arol Vera	SS	Rocket City Trash Pandas	21.6
Javier Sanoja	IF	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	21.6
Kevin Alcantara	CF	Tennessee Smokies	21.7
Eduardo Garcia	OF	Biloxi Shuckers	21.7
Brock Wilken	3B	Biloxi Shuckers	21.8
Jacob Misiorowski	RHP	Biloxi Shuckers	22.0
Bryan Ramos	2B	Birmingham Barons	22.1
Cole Fontenelle	3B	Rocket City Trash Pandas	22.1
Hurston Waldrep	RHP	Mississippi Braves	22.1
Jairo Iriarte	RHP	Birmingham Barons	22.3
Michael Arias	RHP	Tennessee Smokies	22.4
Kyren Paris	2B	Rocket City Trash Pandas	22.4
Matt Shaw	2B	Tennessee Smokies	22.4
Geraldo Quintero	2B	Mississippi Braves	22.5
Jared Kelley	RHP	Birmingham Barons	22.5

Texas League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Robby Snelling	LHP	San Antonio Missions	20.3
Victor Lizarraga	RHP	San Antonio Missions	20.3
Cole Young	SS	Arkansas Travelers	20.7
Yu-Min Lin	LHP	Amarillo Sod Poodles	20.7
Deyvison De Los Santos	3B	Amarillo Sod Poodles	20.8
Jeremy Rivas	SS	Springfield Cardinals	21.1
Emmanuel Rodriguez	CF	Wichita Wind Surge	21.1
Harry Ford	C	Arkansas Travelers	21.1
Max Acosta	SS	Frisco RoughRiders	21.4
Yeiner Fernandez	1B	Tulsa Drillers	21.5
Marco Raya	RHP	Wichita Wind Surge	21.7
Tink Hence	RHP	Springfield Cardinals	21.7
Kala’i Rosario	RF	Wichita Wind Surge	21.8
Miguel Ullola	RHP	Corpus Christi Hooks	21.8
Jacob Wilson	SS	Midland RockHounds	22.0
Jose Fleury	RHP	Corpus Christi Hooks	22.1
Abimelec Ortiz	1B	Frisco RoughRiders	22.1
Alex Santos	RHP	Corpus Christi Hooks	22.1
Miguel Palma	C	Corpus Christi Hooks	22.3
J.J. D’Orazio	C	Amarillo Sod Poodles	22.3
Edwin Nunez	RHP	Springfield Cardinals	22.4
Josh Stephan	RHP	Frisco RoughRiders	22.4
Jaime Melendez	RHP	Corpus Christi Hooks	22.5
Tekoah Roby	RHP	Springfield Cardinals	22.5
Diego Cartaya	C	Tulsa Drillers	22.6

High-A

Ethan Salas is the youngest player in any full season league, which was also the case for much of last year. He’s the only 17-year-old who made an active Opening Day roster.

Midwest League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Ethan Salas	C	Fort Wayne TinCaps	17.8
Jefferson Rojas	SS	South Bend Cubs	18.9
Cam Collier	3B	Dayton Dragons	19.4
Luis Lara	CF	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	19.4
Leonardo Balcazar	SS	Dayton Dragons	19.8
Victor Acosta	SS	Dayton Dragons	19.8
Luke Adams	3B	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	19.9
Karson Milbrandt	RHP	Beloit Sky Carp	20.0
Danny De Andrade	SS	Cedar Rapids Kernels	20.0
Gregory Barrios	SS	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	20.0
Pedro Ramirez	2B	South Bend Cubs	20.0
Hector Rodriguez	LF	Dayton Dragons	20.1
Dylan O’Rae	CF	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	20.1
Leonardo Bernal	C	Peoria Chiefs	20.1
Jackson Ferris	LHP	Great Lakes Loons	20.2
Gabriel Gonzalez	RF	Cedar Rapids Kernels	20.3
Anyelo Encarnacion	SS	Peoria Chiefs	20.3
Sal Stewart	3B	Dayton Dragons	20.3
Jadher Areinamo	2B	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	20.4
Jose Serrano	2B	Dayton Dragons	20.5
Carlos Jorge	CF	Dayton Dragons	20.5
Dylan Lesko	RHP	Fort Wayne TinCaps	20.6
Won-Bin Cho	RF	Peoria Chiefs	20.6
Jacob Miller	RHP	Beloit Sky Carp	20.7
Henry Bolte	RF	Lansing Lugnuts	20.7

Northwest League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Jorge Ruiz	OF	Tri-City Dust Devils	19.8
Denzer Guzman	SS	Tri-City Dust Devils	20.2
Walbert Urena	RHP	Tri-City Dust Devils	20.2
Manuel Pena	2B	Hillsboro Hops	20.3
Bryant Betancourt	C	Spokane Indians	20.5
Diego Velasquez	SS	Eugene Emeralds	20.5
Jose Fernandez	SS	Hillsboro Hops	20.5
Leonard Garcia	LHP	Tri-City Dust Devils	20.7
Victor Juarez	RHP	Spokane Indians	20.8
Gavin Conticello	1B	Hillsboro Hops	20.8
Dyan Jorge	SS	Spokane Indians	21.1
Christian Cerda	C	Hillsboro Hops	21.3
Axel Sanchez	SS	Everett AquaSox	21.3
Kendry Rojas	LHP	Vancouver Canadians	21.4
Ricardo Yan	RHP	Hillsboro Hops	21.4
Rafael Ohashi	RHP	Vancouver Canadians	21.5
Estiven Machado	2B	Vancouver Canadians	21.5
Juan Corniel	SS	Hillsboro Hops	21.5
Quinn McDaniel	2B	Eugene Emeralds	21.5
Joe Elbis	RHP	Hillsboro Hops	21.5
Manuel Mercedes	RHP	Eugene Emeralds	21.5
Chay Yeager	RHP	Vancouver Canadians	21.6
Onil Perez	C	Eugene Emeralds	21.6
Jean Arnaez	1B	Vancouver Canadians	21.6
Jaden Rudd	OF	Vancouver Canadians	21.6

South Atlantic League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Sebastian Walcott	SS	Hickory Crawdads	18.1
Anthony Gutierrez	CF	Hickory Crawdads	19.4
William Bergolla	2B	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	19.5
Samuel Zavala	CF	Winston-Salem Dash	19.7
Termarr Johnson	2B	Greensboro Grasshoppers	19.8
Cutter Coffey	3B	Greenville Drive	19.9
Alessandro Ercolani	RHP	Greensboro Grasshoppers	20.0
Deivy Cruz	LHP	Aberdeen IronBirds	20.1
Bryan Rincon	SS	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	20.2
Ahbram Liendo	2B	Greenville Drive	20.2
Justin Crawford	CF	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	20.2
Luis Baez	RF	Asheville Tourists	20.2
Xavier Isaac	1B	Bowling Green Hot Rods	20.3
Yeison Morrobel	RF	Hickory Crawdads	20.3
Kevin Villavicencio	SS	Brooklyn Cyclones	20.4
Ambioris Tavarez	SS	Rome Braves	20.4
Hendry Mendez	OF	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	20.4
Luis Ravelo	SS	Greenville Drive	20.4
Enderso Lira	C	Greenville Drive	20.5
Owen Murphy	RHP	Rome Braves	20.5
Emaarion Boyd	LF	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	20.6
Noah Schultz	LHP	Winston-Salem Dash	20.7
T.J. White	1B	Wilmington Blue Rocks	20.7
Ryan Clifford	OF	Brooklyn Cyclones	20.7
Yaqui Rivera	RHP	Aberdeen IronBirds	20.7

Low-A

The youngest players in the Low-A leagues are international signees who skipped the Arizona and Florida Complex leagues to jump straight from the Dominican Summer League to full season ball, which is the case for Juan Flores, Yophery Rodriguez and Alfredo Duno.

California League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Juan Flores	C	Inland Empire 66ers	18.1
Tai Peete	3B	Modesto Nuts	18.7
Colt Emerson	SS	Modesto Nuts	18.7
Kevyn Castillo	CF	Inland Empire 66ers	18.8
Cristofer Torin	2B	Visalia Rawhide	18.9
Josue De Paula	RF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	18.9
Myles Naylor	SS	Stockton Ports	19.0
Oswaldo Osorio	2B	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	19.0
Capri Ortiz	2B	Inland Empire 66ers	19.0
Francis Texido	LHP	Inland Empire 66ers	19.0
Jansel Luis	2B	Visalia Rawhide	19.1
Dario Laverde	C	Inland Empire 66ers	19.1
Ruben Santana	3B	Visalia Rawhide	19.1
Randy De Jesus	RF	Inland Empire 66ers	19.1
Rosman Verdugo	SS	Lake Elsinore Storm	19.2
Zyhir Hope	CF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	19.2
Jeral Perez	3B	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	19.4
Michael Arroyo	SS	Modesto Nuts	19.4
Kendall George	CF	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	19.4
Lazaro Montes	RF	Modesto Nuts	19.5
Bryce Eldridge	IF	San Jose Giants	19.5
Dillon Head	CF	Lake Elsinore Storm	19.5
Barrett Kent	RHP	Inland Empire 66ers	19.5
Jonny Farmelo	OF	Modesto Nuts	19.6
Jonney Rosario	RHP	Lake Elsinore Storm	19.7

Carolina League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Yophery Rodriguez	CF	Carolina Mudcats	18.3
Josh Knoth	RHP	Carolina Mudcats	18.7
Manuel Rodriguez	RHP	Carolina Mudcats	18.7
Nehomar Ochoa	RF	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	18.7
Rafael Ramirez	SS	Lynchburg Hillcats	18.7
Alexander Clemmey	LHP	Lynchburg Hillcats	18.7
Adrian Santana	SS	Charleston RiverDogs	18.7
Raimy Rodriguez	RHP	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	18.7
Isaiah Drake	OF	Augusta GreenJackets	18.7
Antonio Anderson	3B	Salem Red Sox	18.8
Juan Baez	3B	Carolina Mudcats	18.8
Didier Fuentes	RHP	Augusta GreenJackets	18.8
Ralphy Velazquez	1B	Lynchburg Hillcats	18.9
Nazzan Zanetello	3B	Salem Red Sox	18.9
Jesus Lopez	C	Down East Wood Ducks	18.9
Jaison Chourio	CF	Lynchburg Hillcats	18.9
Kenni Gomez	CF	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	18.9
Echedry Vargas	SS	Down East Wood Ducks	19.1
Braylin Tavera	CF	Delmarva Shorebirds	19.1
Angel Mateo	LF	Charleston RiverDogs	19.1
Leandro Arias	2B	Delmarva Shorebirds	19.2
Thomas Sosa	CF	Delmarva Shorebirds	19.2
Aron Estrada	2B	Delmarva Shorebirds	19.2
Waner Luciano	3B	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	19.2
Leiker Figueroa	SS	Augusta GreenJackets	19.2

Florida State League

Player	Pos.	Team	Age
Alfredo Duno	C	Daytona Tortugas	18.2
Arjun Nimmala	SS	Dunedin Blue Jays	18.5
Charlee Soto	RHP	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	18.6
John Cruz	RF	Jupiter Hammerheads	18.6
Jose Rodriguez	RF	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	18.8
George Lombard	SS	Tampa Tarpons	18.8
Byron Chourio	CF	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	18.9
Marco Vargas	SS	St. Lucie Mets	18.9
Jesus Baez	SS	St. Lucie Mets	19.1
Walker Jenkins	CF	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	19.1
Devin Saltiban	SS	Clearwater Threshers	19.1
TayShaun Walton	LF	Clearwater Threshers	19.2
Carlos Sanchez	3B	Daytona Tortugas	19.2
Noble Meyer	RHP	Jupiter Hammerheads	19.2
Enmanuel Tejeda	3B	Tampa Tarpons	19.3
Max Clark	CF	Lakeland Flying Tigers	19.3
Landen Maroudis	RHP	Dunedin Blue Jays	19.3
Brandon Winokur	SS	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	19.3
Michael Kennedy	LHP	Bradenton Marauders	19.3
Esmith Pineda	RF	Daytona Tortugas	19.4
Samuel Gil	2B	Lakeland Flying Tigers	19.4
Ricardo Cabrera	SS	Daytona Tortugas	19.4
Colin Houck	SS	St. Lucie Mets	19.5
Thomas White	LHP	Jupiter Hammerheads	19.5
Josue Briceno	C	Lakeland Flying Tigers	19.5