Take a look back at the three former Little Leaguers® who made history as the only graduates to play in the Little League Baseball® World Series, College World Series, and MLB World Series. Michael Conforto – Redmond (Wash.) North LL 2004 LLBWS; 2013 CWS (Oregon State); 2015 MLB World Series (New York Mets) Most recent […]
Tag: 2019
On Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:54 a.m. from the firehouse on East Second Street in Alphabet City, Ladder Company 11, a phone call was made to the Cammarata family from their youngest son Michael. He left a message on his father’s voicemail stating: “I am going to the World Trade Center, a plane just hit […]
The 2019 Little League Senior Softball World Series reached another milestone in our 16th year, as the World Series was chosen as an Honor Roll recipient of the Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism for earning the award for the 3rd consecutive year, by the sponsor, Sports Destination Management magazine. In describing the award, […]
Little League® International mourns the passing of Charlie Fox, former Texas District 16 Administrator. He was 89. Mr. Fox, a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and resident of Houston, Texas, earned a bachelor’s degree (1956) and master’s degree (1958) in geology from the University of Oklahoma, and served in the United States Air Force […]
Little League® International remembers Beverly (Mass.) Little Leaguer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.) advocate Pete Frates. He was 34. Mr. Frates brought heightened awareness and national attention to A.L.S. Through his novel idea and participation in the Ice Bucket Challenge, Mr. Frates helped to raise more than $100 million toward fighting A.L.S., commonly referred to […]
On December 7, the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center hosted the 27th Annual Breakfast with Santa in the Giamatti Dining Hall. More than 400 children and adults attended the breakfast with approximately $1700 raised and several thousands of dollars’ worth of toys donated. All the money raised are given to the Secret […]
Throughout the course of 2019, the Little League® program continued to find ways to deliver increased levels of excitement, new opportunities, and countless memories for thousands of communities around the world. Highlighting this past year’s events was the continued efforts to grow the game throughout the Little League program, both at the local level and […]
Following its third successful year in Williamsport, the MLB Little League Classic has been named the “Best Original Sports Event of the Decade” by Sports Business Journal as part of their Decade Awards program. “Since its launch in 2017, the MLB Little League Classic has become one of the most memorable events in sports, and […]
Following the conclusion of the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series, a group of local Little League® programs were awarded with thousands of dollars as part of the Little League Grow the Game Grant, a program which assists local leagues who are working to enhance Little League opportunities in their community. In total, 10 local […]
My son had a very solid 12-year-old season, mainly playing second base, a little bit of center field, and a handful of times on the mound. We didn’t win many games, however, and I felt it was because of his head coach’s managing style. In my view, Dylan’s manager shifted players around too much and […]