West Islip native and Texas Rangers’ bullpen catcher Patrick Cantwell is a World Series champion!

A three-year captain at West Islip, he helped the Lions win a Suffolk County championship in 2008.

At Stony Brook, he holds the record for the most career games played and was selected in the third round by the Rangers in the 2012 MLB Draft.

He spent eight seasons in the minor leagues, making it as high as Triple-A before transitioning to the bullpen role in 2021.

Travis Jankowski, a fellow Stony Brook alumnus, also won a World Series with the Rangers. He is not a Section XI native and grew up in Pennsylvania.