The list: Area HS players that became MLB All-Stars

July 16, 2025

Greater Cincinnati/NKY MLB All-Stars

The following list includes 29 players that were named to the MLB All-Star team at least once in their career. I'd put this team up against any other region in the country

1B: Pat Tabler (McNicholas)   Leon Durham (Woodward)

2B: Josh Harrison (Princeton)

SS: Barry Larkin (Moeller)     Eddie Brinkman (Western Hills)

3B: Mike Schmidt (Fairview), Buddy Bell (Moeller), Don Zimmer (Western Hills)

OF: Dave Parker (Courter Tech), David Justice (Covington Latin), Ken Griffey Jr. (Moeller), Jimmy Wynn (Taft), Lance Johnson (Princeton), Andrew Benintendi (Madeira)

C: Steve Yeager (Meadowdale)   Sean Murphy (Centerville)

DH Kyle Schwarber (Middletown)   Kevin Youkilis (Sycamore)

Utility: Pete Rose (Western Hills)

SP:

Joe Nuxhall (Hamilton), Rich Dotson (Anderson), Claude Osteen (Reading), Art Mahaffey (Western Hills), Jim Bunning (St. Xavier), Aaron Cook (Hamilton)

RP:

Kent Tekulve (Hamilton-Badin), Jeff Russell (Wyoming), Billy McCool (Lawrenceburg),    Roger McDowell (Colerain), Jeff Shaw (Washington Court House).

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