
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is the only All-Star who hails from a New Jersey high school.
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The eyes of the world will be on Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium tonight as the top stars from the American and National leagues do battle for home field advantage in the World Series.
MaxPreps takes a look at where each of the All-Stars went to high school. Note that some players are not from America, and also note that the school selections came courtesy of
The Baseball Cube website. Not all players on the rosters are active.
Before we dive into the list, here are a few facts about the American-groomed players:
- California and Florida lead the way with 10 All-Stars each.
- Twenty-two states are represented on the list.
- Pennsylvania is No. 6 in population, but has no All-Stars.
- Nevada is the smallest state with a representative, as it ranks 35th in population.
AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore OriolesP - Jim Johnson,
Union-Endicott (Endicott, N.Y.)C - Matt Wieters,
Stratford (Goose Creek, S.C.)OF - Adam Jones,
Morse (San Diego)Boston Red SoxDH - David Ortiz, Estudia Espallat (Dominican Republic)
Chicago White SoxP - Jake Peavy,
St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.)P - Chris Sale,
Lakeland (Fla.)1B - Paul Konerko,
Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.)DH - Adam Dunn,
New Caney (Texas)Cleveland IndiansP - Chris Perez,
IMG Academies (Bradenton, Fla.)SS - Asdrubal Cabrera, Harvard (Venezuela)
Detroit Tigers1B - Prince Fielder,
Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.)P - Justin Verlander,
Goochland (Va.)3B - Miguel Cabrera, Unknown
Kansas City RoyalsDH - Billy Butler,
Wolfson (Jacksonville, Fla.)Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimP - Jered Weaver,
Simi Valley (Calif.)P - C.J. Wilson,
Fountain Valley (Calif.)OF - Mike Trout,
Millville (N.J.)OF - Mark Trumbo,
Villa Park (Calif.)Minnesota TwinsC - Joe Mauer,
Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.)New York Yankees2B - Robinson Cano, San Pedro Apostol (Dominican Republic)
SS - Derek Jeter,
Kalamazoo Central (Mich.)OF - Curtis Granderson,
Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, Ill.)P - CC Sabathia,
Vallejo (Calif.)Oakland AthleticsP - Ryan Cook,
Clovis (Calif.)Seattle MarinersP - Felix Hernandez, Unidad Educativa Jose Austre (Venezuela)
Tampa Bay RaysP - David Price,
Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)P - Fernando Rodney, Unknown
Texas RangersC - Mike Napoli,
Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) 3B - Adrian Beltre, Liceo Maximo Gomez (Dominican Republic)
OF - Josh Hamilton,
Athens Drive (Raleigh, N.C.)P - Yu Darvish, Tohoku (Japan)
P - Matt Harrison,
South Granville (Creedmoor, N.C.)P - Joe Nathan,
Pine Bush (N.Y.)SS - Elvis Andrus, Unknown
2B - Ian Kinsler,
Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)Toronto Blue Jays3B - Jose Bautista, Unknown
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona DiamondbacksP - Wade Miley,
Loranger (La.)Atlanta Braves2B - Dan Uggla,
Columbia Central (Tenn.)P - Craig Kimbrel,
Lee (Huntsville, Ala.)3B - Chipper Jones,
Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.)OF - Michael Bourn,
Nimitz (Houston)Chicago Cubs1B - Bryan LaHair,
Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester, Mass.)SS - Starlin Castro, Unknown (Dominican Republic)
Cincinnati Reds1B - Joey Votto, Richview Collegiate Institute (Toronto, Canada)
P - Aroldis Chapman, Unknown (Cuba)
OF - Jay Bruce,
West Brook (Beaumont, Texas)Colorado RockiesOF - Carlos Gonzalez, Liceo Udon Perez (Maracaibo, Venezuela)
Houston Astros2B - Jose Altuve, Unknown (Venezuela)
Los Angeles DodgersOF - Matt Kemp,
Midwest City (Okla.)P - Clayton Kershaw,
Highland Park (Dallas)Miami MarlinsOF - Giancarlo Stanton,
Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)Milwaukee BrewersOF - Ryan Braun,
Granada Hills (Calif.)New York MetsP - R.A. Dickey,
Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)3B - David Wright,
Hickory (Chesapeake, Va.)Philadelphia PhilliesP - Cole Hamels,
Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)P - Jonathan Papelbon,
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Fla.)C - Carlos Ruiz, Instituto David Chiriqui (Panama)
Pittsburgh PiratesP - Joel Hanrahan,
Norwalk (Iowa)OF - Andrew McCutchen,
Fort Meade (Fla.)St. Louis CardinalsSS - Rafael Furcal, Jose Cabrera (Dominican Republic)
OF - Carlos Beltran, Fernando Callejo (Puerto Rico)
P - Lance Lynn,
Brownsburg (Ind.)C - Yadier Molina, Maestro Ladi (Puerto Rico)
3B - David Freese,
Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.)OF - Matt Holliday,
Stillwater (Okla.)San Diego PadresP - Huston Street,
Westlake (Austin, Texas)San Francisco GiantsC - Buster Posey,
Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)3B - Pablo Sandoval, Cento Estudio Carabobo (Venezuela)
OF - Melky Cabrera, Unknown
P - Matt Cain,
Houston (Germantown, Tenn.)Washington NationalsP - Gio Gonzalez,
Monsignor Pace (Miami)P - Stephen Strasburg,
West Hills (Santee, Calif.)SS - Ian Desmond,
Sarasota (Fla.)OF - Bryce Harper,
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