Tag: East Region

New York and Pennsylvania Set for the 2023 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game

  The matchup is set for the memorable Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game as teams from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Syracuse, New York, have earned the trip to compete during the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series in August. “Playing in the Little League Challenger Division Exhibition Game at the World Series is one of […]

Eight Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees Set for 2023

Starting in mid-April, the Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees are set to return with eight events taking place across seven different states in an effort to provide players and their families with a fun, exciting, and memorable experience available only for those leagues affiliated with the Urban Initiative program. “One of the unique benefits of […]

Eggland’s Best Pledges Support as an Official Sponsor of Little League®

As local leagues gear up for the 2023 season, Little League® Baseball and Softball is pleased to announce an official sponsorship with Eggland’s Best, the country’s No. 1 branded egg, as the “Official Egg of Little League Baseball and Softball.” “We are thrilled to welcome Eggland’s Best as our latest official sponsor and look forward […]

Little League® Diamond Leader Program Now Available for Coaches Everywhere

The Little League® Diamond Leader Program, a new initiative focused on educating volunteer coaches on their role supporting the social and emotional well-being of children, is now available for coaches everywhere to complete for the 2023 season and beyond. “The mental, social, and emotional well-being of children is paramount to all of us at Little […]

New Era Cap and Little League® Agree to Four-Year Extension

New Era Cap Co Inc., the Official On-Field Player Cap of Little League® World Series and longtime supporter of the Little League program, has agreed to a four-year extension to serve as an official sponsor of Little League Baseball and Softball through 2026. “We could not be more grateful for the unwavering commitment from our partners at New […]

Musco Lighting and Little League® Extend Relationship through 2027

After celebrating its 30th year of partnership in 2022, Musco Sports Lighting has extended its agreement as the Official Sports Lighting System of Little League® Baseball and Softball through 2027. “For the past three decades, we have been inspired by the commitment of our friends at Musco Lighting and we are grateful for the continuous […]

Jason Vereneau Joins Little League® East Region Staff as Assistant Director

Little League® International is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Vereneau as its new East Region Assistant Director, based at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol, Connecticut, effective as of December 5, 2022. Mr. Vereneau will work alongside fellow East Region Assistant Director, Taylor Lipinski, and report to East […]

Top Submissions from the 2022 Little League® Photo Contest Revealed

Launched on the 83rd anniversary of the first Little League® game on June 6, the 2022 Little League Photo Contest gave players, parents, and fans the opportunity to celebrate the 2022 Little League season through their own photos. After receiving nearly 2,900 submissions during that time, more than doubling the 2021 entrants of 1,300, Little League […]

Little League® Mourns the Loss of Anthony Varvaro, League President, MLB Player, and Port Authority Police Officer

Little League® International joins in the mourning of Anthony Varvaro, a 37-year-old father of four who was fatally struck on his way to work by a motorist driving the wrong way on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday, September 11, 2022. A native of Staten Island, and former baseball player at St. John’s University, Mr. […]

Longtime Little League® Volunteer John Berardi Named 2022 Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Award Winner

Little League® is proud to recognize longtime volunteer, John Berardi, on being named the recipient of the 2022 Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Award, which was presented to him in an on-field ceremony at Fenway Park on August 22, 2022. The Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Award is the Jimmy Fund’s highest honor, presented annually […]