The middle infielder is one of 15 USA Baseball Alumni that were picked in the first round. Amongst them Bobby Witt Junior (Kansas City Royals), Golden Spikes Award winner Andrew Vaughn (Chicago White Sox) and number one overall, catcher Adley Rutschman (Baltimore Orioles)

WBSC has revealed the Opening Round schedules of the inaugural WBSC U-12 Softball World Cup® 2019 and the V WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup® 2019, while welcoming the Pokémon® franchise as Ambassador of the U-12 Baseball World Cup 2019.

The WBSC today unveiled the competing National Teams, including the wild card, and the Opening Round groups of the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup® 2019, which will be hosted by the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA) from 26 July to 4 August

The former MLB All-Star and 1998 World Series MVP with the New York Yankees has been named USA Baseball’s Senior Director of Player Development.

Nine of 12 National Teams are now confirmed for the U-12 Baseball World Cup® 2019 in Tainan, Taiwan, following continental championships in the Americas and Asia.