From high school to the pros, USA Baseball alumni are all over the baseball landscape in 2024. Follow along throughout the season to keep track of some of the best performances among Team USA alumni across every level of the sport.
MAY 5
Trailing by two runs in the fourth, Jesse Winker (2011 18U) came to the plate and cranked a go-ahead three-run blast for the Nationals as part of a two-hit day. Winker reached base in every plate appearance in the Nats’ win, increasing his on-base percentage to .372.
2023 CNT alum Charlie Condon homered for the seventh consecutive game on Sunday in a win over Vanderbilt, his record-tying 33rd blast of his incredible season. Condon has driven in 69 runs while batting .459 for Georgia.
MAY 4
Jared Jones (2016 15U) was nearly untouchable on Saturday against the Rockies, allowing just one hit and striking out 10 in a 1-0 victory for the Pirates. Jones has now punched out 52 batters in 41 innings in his rookie season.
With the tying runs on base and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, LSU turned to Gavin Guidry (2021 18U) to escape the jam. Guidry delivered, getting a game-ending fly out to pick up the save and help LSU to a series victory over top-ranked Texas A&M.
MAY 3
Few pitchers in baseball are off to a better start than two-time CNT alum Sonny Gray. The Cardinals’ ace turned in another seven shutout innings on Friday, allowing just three hits in a win over the White Sox. Gray–who has allowed zero runs in three of his five starts–owns a 0.89 ERA to this point in the season.
Drew Burress (2019 15U) hit two homers and drove in six runs for Georgia Tech in a big win over Clemson on Friday. Burress now has hit multiple home runs in five games this season and has 20 overall for his freshman campaign.
CNT alum Trey Yesavage continued his dominant junior year with 11 punch outs in seven innings to earn the win against South Florida. Yesavage now owns a 1.69 ERA and a 10-1 record for ECU this season, bringing his career record to 18-2 for the Pirates.
MAY 2
Four-time U.S. alum Pete Crow-Armstrong had a multi-hit game on Thursday against the Mets, his second since being called up on April 24. The center fielder notched two RBIs for the Cubs in the contest, bringing his season total to seven through nine games played at the big-league level in 2024.
MAY 1
Jake Cronenworth (2019 Pro) launched a grand slam that proved to be the game-winner for the Padres against the Reds on Wednesday. With the bags full in a tie game in the seventh, the first baseman smoked a homer over the wall in right to lift the Padres to a win.
Brady House (2015 12U & 2018 15U) hit a home run for the second consecutive game on Wednesday, a walk-off blast to lift the Harrisburg Senators past the Altoona Curve. House–who ranks as the Nationals third-best prospect per MLB Pipeline–now has four homers so far in 2024.
Wake Forest slugger and 2015 12U alum did not see much to hit on Wednesday against High Point. Kurtz came to the plate six times and walked each time, raising his season on-base percentage to a whopping .524.
