Education
Littrell attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and pitched for the school"s baseball team
Littrell attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and pitched for the school"s baseball team
He committed to attend the University of Kentucky to play college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats. The Boston Red Sox selected Littrell in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Littrell signed with the Red Sox, and began his professional career with the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.
He began the 2014 season with the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and was traded to the Saint Louis Cardinals with John Lackey for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly.
The Cardinals assigned Littrell to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. He pitched for Palm Beach for the rest of the 2014 season, and the beginning of the 2015 season.