From Little League to the major leagues
— -- Every Little Leaguer dreams of making it to the big leagues. A total of 45 players have made both the Little League World Series and MLB, including these 13 current players who first made their names on the fields of Williamsport, Pa.
Michael Conforto
Conforto played in the 2004 Little League World Series for Redmond North (Wash.) as an 11-year-old. Redmond was eliminated after three games, the last a 3-2 heartbreaker to Owensboro, Ky., but Conforto had an impressive tournament line, going 6-for-10 with four runs scored.
Conforto, who later helped lead Oregon State to the 2013 College World Series, comes from athletic bloodlines. His mother, Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming and his father, Mike, played inside linebacker at Penn State and grew up not far from Williamsport.
On July 24, 2015, the New York Mets -- who selected him with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 draft -- promoted Conforto, 22, to the major leagues. The next day he collected his first major league hit and went 4-for-4.
Travis led off his major league career with similar enthusiasm -- and success. He was named the AL rookie of the month for April after batting .325/.393/.625 with 6 home runs, 17 runs scored, and 19 RBIs for the month before shoulder injuries relegated him to the DL.
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