California, Florida high schools produced the most MLB postseason participants

Four states are home to more players on playoff teams than the rest of the country combined.

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Oct 9, 2019, 2:00pm
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High school baseball programs in California, Florida, Texas and Georgia produced more players in the 2019 MLB postseason than the rest of the country combined.

That quartet of states has 80 former players involved in the playoffs – including those on the rosters of the eliminated Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins and Oakland A's.

California leads the way with 27, including Ryan Braun of the Brewers and formerly Granada Hills Charter, Gerrit Cole of the Houston Astros and Orange Lutheran (Orange) and the New York Yankees duo of Aaron Judge (Linden) and Giancarlo Stanton (Notre Dame).

Florida was next with 24, including Astros Game 3 starter Zack Greinke of Apopka.

Texas (17) and Georgia (12) were the only other states to land double digit players on playoff rosters.

Rounding out the top five, American League Cy Young favorite Justin Verlander of the Astros and Goochland headlines a contingent of nine players from Virginia.

See the map and list below for a complete state-by-state breakdown.
Graphic: Ryan Escobar

Arizona
Cody Bellinger, Dodgers, Hamilton (Chandler)
C.J. Cron, Twins, Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Khris Davis, A's, Cactus (Glendale)
Eric Sogard, Rays, Thunderbird (Phoenix)

California
Jason Castro, Twins, Castro Valley
Matt Chapman, A's, El Toro (Lake Forest)
Gerrit Cole, Astros, Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Travis d'Arnaud, Rays, Lakewood
Matt Duffy, Rays, Lakewood
Tommy Edman, Cardinals, La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla)
Jack Flaherty, Cardinals, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City)
Freddie Freeman, Braves, El Modena (Orange)
Max Fried, Braves, Harvard-Westlake
Tyler Glasnow, Rays, Hart (Newhall)
Keston Hiura, Brewers, Valencia
Aaron Judge, Yankees, Linden
Joe Kelly, Dodgers, Corona
Jake Marisnick, Astros, Poly (Riverside)
Mike Moustakas, Brewers, Chatsworth
Joc Pederson, Dodgers, Palo Alto
Daniel Ponce de Leon, Cardinals, La Mirada
Austin Romine, Yankees, El Toro
Sergio Romo, Twins, Brawley
Marcus Semien, A's, St. Mary's (Berkeley)
Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, West Hills (Santee)
Tyrone Taylor, Brewers, Torrance
Justin Turner, Dodgers, Mayfair (Lakewood)
Tyler Wade, Yankees, Murrieta Valley (Murrieta)

Colorado
Mark Melancon, Braves, Golden
Taylor Rogers, Twins, Chatfield (Littleton)

Connecticut
Charlie Morton, Rays, Joel Barlow (Redding)
A.J. Pollock, Dodgers, RHAM (Hebron)
George Springer, Astros, Avon Old Farms (Avon)

Florida
Michael Brantley, Astros, Central (Fort Pierce)
John Brebbia, Cardinals, Wellington
Lorenzo Cain, Brewers, Madison County (Madison)
Josh Donaldson, Braves, Pace
Mike Fiers, A's, Deerfield Beach
Ben Gamel, Brewers, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville)
Yan Gomes, Nationals, Southridge (Miami)
Yasmani Grandal, Brewers, Miami Springs
Shane Greene, Braves, East Ridge (Clermont)
Zack Greinke, Astros, Apopka
Josh James, Astros, South Broward (Hollywood)
Matt Joyce, Braves, Armwood (Seffner)
Howie Kendrick, Nationals, West Nassau (Callahan)
Jesus Luzardo, A's, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)
Miles Mikolas, Cardinals, Jupiter
Andrew Miller, Cardinals, Buchholz (Gainesville)
Darren O'Day, Braves, Bishop Kenny
Myles Straw, Astros, Braden River (Bradenton)
Michael A. Taylor, Nationals, Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale)
Kyle Tucker, Astros, Plant (Tampa)
Trea Turner, Nationals, Park Vista (Lake Worth)
Mike Zunino, Rays, Mariner (Cape Coral)

Georgia
Tyler Austin, Brewers, Heritage (Conyers)
Tyler Flowers, Braves, Trinity Catholic (Roswell)
Dexter Fowler, Cardinals, Milton
Nick Markakis, Braves, Woodstock
Brian McCann, Braves, Duluth
Austin Meadows, Rays, Grayson (Loganville)
Matt Olson, A's, Parkview (Lilburn)
Josh Reddick, Astros, South Effingham (Guyton)
Hunter Strickland, Nationals, Pike County (Zebulon)
Dansby Swanson, Braves, Marietta
Adam Wainwright, Cardinals, Glynn Academy (Brunswick)
J.B. Wendelken, A's, South Effingham

Hawaii
Kurt Suzuki, Nationals, Baldwin (Wailuku)
Kolten Wong, Cardinals, Kamehameha Hawai'i (Kea'au)

Illinois
Paul DeJong, Cardinals, Antioch
Mike Foltynewicz, Braves, Minooka
Chad Green, Yankees, Effingham
J.A. Happ, Yankees, St. Bede (Peru)
D.J. LeMahieu, Yankees, Brother Rice (Chicago)
Jake Odorizzi, Twins, Highland

Indiana
Kevin Kiermaier, Rays, Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne)
Sean Manaea, A's, Andrean (Merrillville)

Kentucky
Walker Buehler, Dodgers, Henry Clay (Lexington)
Adam Duvall, Braves, Butler (Louisville)
Chaz Roe, Rays, Lafayette (Lexington)

Louisiana
Will Harris, Astros, Slidell
Wade Miley, Astros, Loranger
Tanner Rainey, Nationals, St. Paul's (Covington)

Massachusetts
Rich Hill, Dodgers, Milton
Sean Newcomb, Braves, Middleborough

Maryland
Josh Hader, Brewers, Old Mill (Millersville)
Adam Kolarek, Dodgers, Catonsville (Baltimore)

Minnesota
Nick Anderson, Rays, Brainerd

Mississippi
Brian Dozier, Nationals, Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton)
Billy Hamilton, Braves, Taylorsville
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers, Wheeler

Missouri
David Freese, Dodgers, Lafayette (Wildwood)
Max Scherzer, Nationals, Parkway Central (Chesterfield)
Luke Voit, Yankees, Lafayette

Nebraska
Jake Diekman, A's, Southern (Wymore)

Nevada
Tommy Phan, Rays, Durango (Las Vegas)

New Jersey
Sean Doolittle, Nationals, Shawnee (Medford)
Devin Smeltzer, Twins, Bishop Eustace Prep (Pennsauken)
Cody Stashak, Twins, Oakcrest (Mays Landing)

New Mexico
Alex Bregman, Astros, Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque)
Mitch Garver, Twins, La Cueva (Albuquerque)

New York
Harrison Bader, Cardinals, Horace Mann (Riverdale)
Patrick Corbin, Nationals, Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero)
Tommy Kahnle, Yankees, Shaker (Latham)
Adam Ottavino, Yankees, Berkeley Carroll (Brooklyn)

North Carolina
Zack Littell, Twins, Eastern Alamance (Mebane)
Cameron Maybin, Yankees, T.C. Roberson (Asheville)
Corey Seager, Dodgers, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord)

Oklahoma
Ryan Helsley, Cardinals, Sequoyah (Tahlequah)
Dallas Keuchel, Braves, Bishop Kelley (Tulsa)

Oregon
Seth Brown, A's, North Medford (Medford)

Pennsylvania
Matt Adams, Nationals, Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg)
Randy Dobnak, Twins, South Park
Brendan McKay, Rays, Blackhawk (Beaver Falls)
Cory Spangenberg, Brewers, Abington Heights (Clarks Summit)
Joey Wendle, Rays, Avon Grove (West Grove)

South Carolina
Brett Gardner, Yankees, Holly Hill Academy (Holly Hill)
Jordan Lyles, Brewers, Hartsville
Emilio Pagan, Rays, Mann (Greenville)
Matt Wieters, Cardinals, Stratford (Goose Creek)

Tennessee
Matt Beaty, Dodgers, Dresden
Dakota Hudson, Cardinals, Sequatchie County (Dunlap)
Drew Pomeranz, Brewers, Collierville

Texas
Chase Anderson, Brewers, Rider (Wichita Falls)
Zach Britton, Yankees, Weatherford
Matt Carpenter, Cardinals, Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City)
Tyler Duffey, Twins, Bellaire
Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals, The Woodlands
Trent Grisham, Brewers, Richland (North Richland Hills)
Robbie Grossman, A's, Cy-Fair (Cypress)
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers, Highland Park (Dallas)
Tyler Lyons, Yankees, Frenship (Wolfforth)
Dustin May, Dodgers, Northwest (Justin)
Max Muncy, Dodgers, Keller
Sheldon Neuse, A's, Fossil Ridge (Keller)
Colin Poche, Rays, Marcus (Flower Mound)
Ryan Pressly, Astros, Marcus
Anthony Rendon, Nationals, Lamar (Houston)
Ross Stripling, Dodgers, Carroll (Southlake)
Josh Tomlin, Braves, Whitehouse

Virginia
Daniel Hudson, Nationals, Princess Anne (Virginia Beach)
Brandon Lowe, Rays, Nansemond River (Suffolk)
Chad Pinder, A's, Poquoson
Joe Smith, Astros, Amelia
Chris Taylor, Dodgers, Cox (Virginia Beach)
Justin Verlander, Astros, Goochland
Tyler Webb, Cardinals, Northampton (Eastville)
Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals, Kellam (Virginia Beach)

Washington
Trevor May, Twins, Kelso
Blake Snell, Rays, Shorewood (Shoreline)
Eric Thames, Brewers, Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma)
Austin Voth, Nationals, Kentwood (Covington)

Wisconsin
Gavin Lux, Dodgers, Indian Trail (Kenosha)

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