How many Cincinnati Reds played in the Little League World Series?

Six former Cincinnati Reds players have also played in the Little League World Series, according to the Hamilton West Side Little Leaguers' advance to the U.S. championship game. Joey Jay, a 1961-1966 Reds pitcher, became the first player to go from Little League-affiliated baseball to the Major Leagues when he debuted with the Milwaukee Braves in 1953, but he never made it to the Little League World Series.

The other five Reds players who have participated in the Little League World Series are Ben Hayes, Lloyd McClendon, Dan Wilson, Jim Brower, Jason Marquis, and Todd Frazier. Hayes played for Wiesbaden in 1970, McClendon led the Gary, Indiana team to a runner-up finish in 1971, Wilson was a third-place finisher for Illinois in 1981, Jim Brower pitched for Minnesota in 1985, Marquis no-hit New York in 1991, and Todd Frazier led Toms River to the 1998 championship.