Youngest Players In Each League
See Also: Youngest By League, 2015
See Also: Youngest By League, 2014
See Also: Youngest By League, 2013
See Also: Youngest By League, 2012
See Also: Youngest By League, 2011
See Also: Youngest By League, 2010
Carlos Correa is not the youngest player in the American League, but it’s still impressive that the league’s second-youngest player already is one of its best.
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | ||||
| No | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Roberto Osuna, rhp | Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | 21.1 |
| 2 | Carlos Correa, ss | Houston Astros | HOU | 21.5 |
| 3 | Luis Severino, rhp | New York Yankees | NYY | 22.1 |
| 4 | Rougned Odor, 2b | Texas Rangers | TEX | 22.2 |
| 5 | Byron Buxton, cf | Minnesota Twins | MIN | 22.3 |
| 6 | Francisco Lindor, ss | Cleveland Indians | CLE | 22.4 |
| 7 | Ketel Marte, ss | Seattle Mariners | SEA | 22.5 |
| 8 | Michael Feliz, rhp | Houston Astros | HOU | 22.8 |
| 9 | Luis Sardinas, util | Seattle Mariners | SEA | 22.9 |
| 10 | Miguel Sano, rf | Minnesota Twins | MIN | 22.9 |
Yes, it’s a golden age of shortstops when Corey Seager and Addison Russell are two of the three youngest players in the National League. But more notable is this is the first year Bryce Harper doesn’t appear on the list. He’s now the 16th youngest player in the NL.
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Miguel Castro, rhp | Colorado Rockies | COL | 21.3 |
| 2 | Corey Seager, ss | Los Angeles Dodgers | LAD | 21.9 |
| 3 | Addison Russell, ss | Chicago Cubs | CHC | 22.2 |
| 4 | Aaron Nola, rhp | Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 22.8 |
| 5 | Joe Ross, rhp | Washington Nationals | WAS | 22.9 |
| 6 | Luis Perdomo, rhp | San Diego Padres | SD | 22.9 |
| 7 | Brandon Finnegan, lhp | Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 23.0 |
| 8 | Kyle Schwarber, lf | Chicago Cubs | CHC | 23.1 |
| 9 | Michael Conforto, lf | New York Mets | NYM | 23.1 |
| 10 | Robert Stephenson, rhp | Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 23.1 |
Three Phillies prospects crack the top 10 youngest in the International League. This list also serves as a reminder as to how young Jose Peraza is—he was up in the big leagues at the end of last year, but he’s still the third-youngest in the IL.
| INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Jose Berrios, rhp | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | 21.8 |
| 2 | Rio Ruiz, 3b | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | 21.9 |
| 3 | Jose Peraza, ss | Louisville Bats | CIN | 21.9 |
| 4 | Zach Eflin, rhp | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | 22.0 |
| 5 | Daniel Robertson, ss | Durham Bulls | TB | 22.0 |
| 6 | Jake Thompson, rhp | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | 22.2 |
| 7 | Nick Williams, of | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | 22.6 |
| 8 | Sam Travis, 1b | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | 22.6 |
| 9 | Tyler Glasnow, rhp | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | 22.6 |
| 10 | Jesse Winker, of | Louisville Bats | CIN | 22.6 |
It’s no surprise that the Dodgers’ Julio Urias is the youngest player in the Pacific Coast League. He’s been the youngest player in every league he’s played in since the Midwest League.
| PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Julio Urias, lhp | Oklahoma City Dodgers | LAD | 19.6 |
| 2 | Nomar Mazara, of | Round Rock Express | TEX | 20.9 |
| 3 | Manuel Margot, of | El Paso Chihuahuas | SD | 21.5 |
| 4 | Orlando Arcia, ss | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | MIL | 21.7 |
| 5 | Albert Almora, of | Iowa Cubs | CHC | 22.0 |
| 6 | Renato Nunez, 3b | Nashville Sounds | OAK | 22.0 |
| 7 | Matt Olson, of | Nashville Sounds | OAK | 22.0 |
| 8 | Dilson Herrera, 2b | Las Vegas 51s | NYM | 22.1 |
| 9 | Gavin Cecchini, ss | Las Vegas 51s | NYM | 22.3 |
| 10 | Joey Gallo, 3b | Round Rock Express | TEX | 22.4 |
The Blue Jays’ Rowdy Tellez didn’t make a full-season club out of spring training in 2013, his first full pro season, but he’s more than made up for any lost time since then.
| EASTERN LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Wendell Rijo, 2b | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | 20.6 |
| 2 | Dominic Smith, 1b | Binghamton Mets | NYM | 20.8 |
| 3 | Christian Arroyo, ss | Richmond Flying Squirrels | SF | 20.8 |
| 4 | Ronald Herrera, rhp | Trenton Thunder | NYY | 20.9 |
| 5 | Rowdy Tellez, 1b | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | 21.0 |
| 6 | Reese McGuire, c | Altoona Curve | PIT | 21.1 |
| 7 | Chance Sisco, c | Bowie Baysox | BAL | 21.1 |
| 8 | German Marquez, rhp | Hartford Yard Goats | COL | 21.1 |
| 9 | Antonio Senzatela, rhp | Hartford Yard Goats | COL | 21.2 |
| 10 | J.P. Crawford, ss | Reading Fightin’ Phils | PHI | 21.2 |
Talk about a jump. The Braves’ Ozzie Albies skipped high Class A to become the youngest player in the Southern League. If he had gone to the Carolina League, he would have been the second-youngest player in the league.
| SOUTHERN LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Ozzie Albies, ss | Mississippi Braves | ATL | 19.2 |
| 2 | Jake Bauers, of/1b | Montgomery Biscuits | TB | 20.5 |
| 3 | Willy Adames, ss | Montgomery Biscuits | TB | 20.6 |
| 4 | Tyler O’Neill, of | Jackson Generals | SEA | 20.8 |
| 5 | Jamie Westbrook, 2b | Mobile BayBears | ARI | 20.8 |
| 6 | Javier Betancourt, 2b | Biloxi Shuckers | MIL | 20.9 |
| 7 | Kean Wong, 2b | Montgomery Biscuits | TB | 21.0 |
| 8 | Jacob Nottingham, c | Biloxi Shuckers | MIL | 21.0 |
| 9 | Trey Michalczewski, 3b | Birmingham Barons | CWS | 21.1 |
| 10 | Jen-Ho Tseng, rhp | Tennessee Smokies | CHC | 21.5 |
The Royals’ Raul A. Mondesi has been the youngest player everywhere he plays. But by returning to Double-A Northwest Arkansas, he now is more age-appropriate, though still young for the Texas League. Check out the aggressive assignments for the Dodgers’ Willie Calhoun and the Cardinals’ Harrison Bader, a college player who has jumped from the University of Florida to Double-A in less than a year.
| TEXAS LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Alex Verdugo, of | Tulsa Drillers | LAD | 19.9 |
| 2 | Franklin Barreto, ss | Midland RockHounds | OAK | 20.1 |
| 3 | Francis Martes, rhp | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | 20.4 |
| 4 | Raul A. Mondesi, ss | NW Arkansas Naturals | KC | 20.7 |
| 5 | Cody Bellinger, 1b | Tulsa Drillers | LAD | 20.7 |
| 6 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 3b | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | 21.0 |
| 7 | Willie Calhoun, 2b | Tulsa Drillers | LAD | 21.4 |
| 8 | Ronald Guzman, 1b | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | 21.4 |
| 9 | Carson Kelly, c | Springfield Cardinals | STL | 21.7 |
| 10 | Harrison Bader, of | Springfield Cardinals | STL | 21.8 |
Middle infielder Luis Urias, the Padres’ No. 29 prospect, impressed in the Midwest League last year and has been pushed to the California League after less than 200 full-season at-bats.
| CALIFORNIA LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Luis Urias, 2b | Lake Elsinore Storm | SD | 18.8 |
| 2 | Michael De Leon, ss | High Desert Mavericks | TEX | 19.2 |
| 3 | Yusniel Diaz, of | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | LAD | 19.5 |
| 4 | Ryan Castellani, rhp | Modesto Nuts | COL | 20.0 |
| 5 | Grant Holmes, rhp | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | LAD | 20.0 |
| 6 | Juremi Profar, 3b | High Desert Mavericks | TEX | 20.2 |
| 7 | Ariel Jurado, rhp | High Desert Mavericks | TEX | 20.2 |
| 8 | Julian Leon, c | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | LAD | 20.2 |
| 9 | Kristian Trompiz, 2b | Lancaster JetHawks | HOU | 20.3 |
| 10 | Forrest Wall, 2b | Modesto Nuts | COL | 20.4 |
The youngest players in the Carolina League are an impressive group of prospects with Jomar Reyes, Gleyber Torres and Rafael Devers jumping from being among the youngest low Class A players last year.
| CAROLINA LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Jomar Reyes, 3b | Frederick Keys | BAL | 19.1 |
| 2 | Gleyber Torres, ss | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHC | 19.3 |
| 3 | Rafael Devers, 3b | Salem Red Sox | BOS | 19.4 |
| 4 | Braxton Davidson, of | Carolina Mudcats | ATL | 19.8 |
| 5 | Bobby Bradley, 1b | Lynchburg Hillcats | CLE | 19.8 |
| 6 | Justus Sheffield, lhp | Lynchburg Hillcats | CLE | 19.9 |
| 7 | Spencer Adams, rhp | Winston-Salem Dash | CWS | 20.0 |
| 8 | Dedgar Jimenez, lhp | Salem Red Sox | BOS | 20.1 |
| 9 | Yu-Cheng Chang, ss | Lynchburg Hillcats | CLE | 20.6 |
| 10 | Nick Longhi, 1b | Salem Red Sox | BOS | 20.6 |
The story of the Florida State League in 2016 should be a great group of shortstops, and most of them are among the youngest players in the league.
| FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Kodi Medeiros, lhp | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | 19.9 |
| 2 | Richard Urena, ss | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | 20.1 |
| 3 | Amed Rosario, ss | St. Lucie Mets | NYM | 20.4 |
| 4 | Nick Gordon, ss | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | 20.4 |
| 5 | Yancarlos Baez, ss | Tampa Yankees | NYY | 20.5 |
| 6 | Zach Shepherd, 3b | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | 20.5 |
| 7 | Carlos Tocci, of | Clearwater Threshers | PHI | 20.6 |
| 8 | Justin Williams, of | Charlotte Stone Crabs | TB | 20.6 |
| 9 | Riley Unroe, 2b | Charlotte Stone Crabs | TB | 20.7 |
| 10 | Jorge Mateo, ss | Tampa Yankees | NYY | 20.8 |
The Padres’ Ruddy Giron is back for a second tour of the Midwest League after he had a great start and a poor finish in 2015.
| MIDWEST LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Omar Estevez, 2b | Great Lakes Loons | LAD | 18.1 |
| 2 | Brendon Davis, 3b | Great Lakes Loons | LAD | 18.7 |
| 3 | Logan Allen, lhp | Fort Wayne TinCaps | SD | 18.9 |
| 4 | Willi Castro, 2b | Lake County Captains | CLE | 18.9 |
| 5 | Luis Arraez, 2b | Cedar Rapids Kernels | MIN | 19.0 |
| 6 | Junior Fernandez, rhp | Peoria Chiefs | STL | 19.1 |
| 7 | Kyle Tucker, of | Quad Cities River Bandits | HOU | 19.2 |
| 8 | Daz Cameron, of | Quad Cities River Bandits | HOU | 19.2 |
| 9 | Ruddy Giron, ss | Fort Wayne TinCaps | SD | 19.2 |
| 10 | Eloy Jimenez, of | South Bend Cubs | CHC | 19.3 |
The most intriguing prospect in the South Atlantic League is also the youngest: Red Sox righthander Anderson Espinoza.
| SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE | ||||
| Rk | Player, Pos. | Team | ORG | Age |
| 1 | Anderson Espinoza, rhp | Greenville Drive | BOS | 18.1 |
| 2 | Roniel Raudes, rhp | Greenville Drive | BOS | 18.2 |
| 3 | Ronald Acuna, of | Rome Braves | ATL | 18.3 |
| 4 | Mike Soroka, rhp | Rome Braves | ATL | 18.7 |
| 5 | Lucius Fox, ss | Augusta GreenJackets | SF | 18.7 |
| 6 | Josh Naylor, 1b | Greensboro Grasshoppers | MIA | 18.8 |
| 7 | Cornelius Randolph, of | Lakewood BlueClaws | PHI | 18.8 |
| 8 | Marten Gasparini, ss | Lexington Legends | KC | 18.9 |
| 9 | Victor Robles, of | Hagerstown Suns | WAS | 18.9 |
| 10 | Corey Zangari, 1b | Kannapolis Intimidators | CWS | 18.9 |
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